Louis Dicaire

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Louis Dicaire (29 August 1946 – 19 July 2020) was a

Saint-Jean-Longueuil
.

Life

Born in

ordained a priest on 20 January 1974. He went on to earn his master's degree in Pastoral Care at the Université de Sherbrooke in 1983.[1]

From 1983 to 1985, Dicaire went to

Pontifical Atheneum of St. Anselm. He exercised his ministry in various parishes: Blessed John XXIII, Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Colette and St. Joseph of Mont-Royal.[1]

Dicaire served as

consecrated on 25 March, by Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte. Until 2002, he was responsible for the parish facilities.[1]

In 2001 Dicaire was appointed

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil. At the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec, he served as a member of the Committee of the liturgy, theology and social communications.[1]

He died on 19 July 2020[2] in his native Montreal.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biographie de Mgr Louis Dicaire". Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil (in French).
  2. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Louis Dicaire". GCatholic.org. Retrieved July 21, 2020.