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Diocese
  
Successor
  
Predecessor
  

Term ended
  
February 4, 1866

Installed
  
June 22, 1860

Name
  
Joseph Rocque

Joseph La Rocque

Other posts
  
Coadjutor Bishop of Montreal

Joseph La Rocque, also spelled Larocque, (28 August 1808 – 18 November 1887) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, professor, and bishop.

Born in Chambly, Lower Canada, La Rocque was ordained a priest on 15 March 1835 by Bishop Jean-Jacques Lartigue. In 1852, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Cydonia and Coadjutor Bishop of Montreal. In 1860, he was appointed Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. He resigned in 1866 and was appointed Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis.

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Joseph La Rocque Wikipedia


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