Archdiocese Tegucigalpa Successor TBD Residence Yoro, Honduras See Tegucigalpa Nationality Canadian Ordination December 18, 1965 | In office 2005-2014 Name Jean-Louis Giasson Appointed September 19, 2005 Predecessor None Died February 12, 2014 Term ended January 21, 2014 | |
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Born December 7, 1939
L'Islet, Quebec, Canada ( 1939-12-07 ) | ||
Jean-Louis Giasson (December 7, 1939 – February 12, 2014) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop.
Born in L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada, Giasson was ordained to the priesthood in 1965 with the Société des Missions-Étrangères in Laval, Quebec. Following his ordination, Giasson went to Honduras as a missionary in 1966 and in 2003 he became regional superior for the Society in Honduras.
Bishop of Yoro
In 2005 after 48 years as a priest, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yoro, Honduras. He resigned on January 21, 2014 and died less than a month after retiring.
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