Georges-Léon Pelletier

Georges-Léon Pelletier (19 August 1904 – 24 September 1987) was a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Trois-Rivières from 1947 to 1975.[1] From Saint-Épiphane, Quebec, he was ordained in 1931. He was named bishop by Pius XII and consecrated auxiliary bishop of Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve in Quebec City. He succeeded Maurice Roy as Bishop of Trois-Rivières. In 1975, he resigned and Laurent Noël succeeded him. He died in 1987.

Georges-Léon Pelletier
Bishop of Trois-Rivières
DioceseTrois-Rivières
PredecessorMaurice Roy
SuccessorLaurent Noël
Orders
OrdinationJune 24, 1931
ConsecrationSeptember 24, 1943
RankBishop of Trois-Rivières
Personal details
Birth nameGeorges-Léon Pelletier
Born(1904-08-19)19 August 1904
Saint-Épiphane, Quebec, Canada
Died24 September 1987(1987-09-24) (aged 83)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
DenominationRoman Catholic

Footnotes
  1. "Nomination de Mgr Georges-Léon Pelletier comme évêque du diocèse de Trois-Rivières".


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