Martin Veillette | |
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Bishop of Trois-Rivières | |
Diocese | Trois-Rivières |
Predecessor | Laurent Noël |
Successor | Luc-André Bouchard |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 12, 1960 |
Consecration | December 13, 1986 |
Rank | Bishop of Trois-Rivières |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Martin Veillette |
Born |
La Tuque, Quebec, Canada |
November 16, 1936
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Martin Veillette (born 16 November 1936) is a Canadian bishop, theologian, philosopher, sociologist and teacher. He was Bishop of Trois-Rivières.
Born in a family of eleven children, he studied at Saint-Joseph seminar and at Laval University where he obtained a baccalaureate in arts.
He was ordained in Trois-Rivières on June 12, 1960.
On November 21, 1996, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Trois-Rivières to succeed Laurent Noël.