Pope appoints Bishop Poisson to Joilette diocese

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appointed to the diocese of Joilette, Canada, Bishop Raymond Poisson, who until now had served as auxiliary bishop of Saint-Jérôme.

Bishop Poisson was born 30 April 1958 in Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec). He studied completed his studies at the Most Holy Trinity seminary in Saint-Bruno and the Collège André Grasset, and was ordained a priest in 1983 for the diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil.

Having received he received his bachelors from the Theological Faculty of Montréal, he then studied at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian university from 1987-1989, where he obtained a doctorate in theology.

Bishop Poisson was appointed auxiliary bishop of Saint-Jérôme on 1 May, 2012 by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and was ordained the following 15 June.

The Pope also accepted the resignation of bishop Giles Lussier, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 75.