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Jean-Louis Giasson

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Jean-Louis Giasson
Bishop of Yoro
Archdiocese Tegucigalpa
See Tegucigalpa
Appointed 19 September 2005
In office 2005-2014
Predecessor None
Successor TBD
Orders
Ordination 18 December 1965
Personal details
Born December 7, 1939
L'Islet, Quebec, Canada
Died February 12, 2014 (aged 74)
Yoro, Honduras
Denomination Roman Catholic
Residence Yoro, Honduras

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.[1]

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[2] and died less than a month after retiring.

References

  1. Back to citation "Quebec Priest Appointed Bishop in Honduras". Archived from the original on 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  2. Back to citation "Bishop Jean-Louis Giasson [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2025-06-19.