Vernon Fougère
Joseph Vernon Fougère (May 20, 1943 – June 18, 2013) was a Canadian
Roman Catholic Church. He was the 12th Bishop of Charlottetown
.
Born in
Saint Francis Xavier University for his undergraduate education and completed his theological studies at the Grand Séminaire de Montréal where he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Antigonish in 1969. Fougère served seven years with the Diocesan Mission in Honduras
while still in the priesthood in Nova Scotia.
While in
Board of Governors
for Saint Francis Xavier University.
On December 11, 1991,
consecrated and installed as Bishop of Charlottetown at St. Dunstan's Basilica
on March 19, 1992. As Bishop of Charlottetown, Fougère served as a member of the National Council of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace and was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Catholic Mission in Canada for the year 2000.
Bishop Fougère resigned his post on July 11, 2009, citing health reasons, becoming Bishop Emeritus.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,[1]
aged 70.
References
- ^ CA. "Bishop Vernon Fougere dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-06-19.