Gérard Dionne
Catholic bishop
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| Intro | Catholic bishop | |
| Places | Canada | |
| is | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Catholic church | |
| Birth | 19 June 1919, Saint-Basile Parish, New Brunswick, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| Age | 105 years | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Gérard Dionne (born June 19, 1919) is a Canadian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and one of oldest Roman Catholic Bishops of Canada.
Dionne was born in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick and ordained a priest in Edmundston on May 1, 1948. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario as well as Titular bishop of Garba on January 29, 1975 and consecrated on April 8, 1975.
On November 26, 1983 he was appointed bishop of the Edmundston Diocese (installed on January 29, 1984) where he remained until his resignation on October 20, 1993.
In November 2009 a Canadian judge determined that Dionne thwarted a 1983 police investigation into child abuse allegations surrounding Father Bernard Cloutier.