Gérard-Joseph Deschamps

Gérard-Joseph Deschamps (4 July 1929 – 25 February 2022) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. Deschamps was born in Eastview, Ontario. He became a priest in 1954. He was Bishop of Daru in Papua New Guinea from 1966 until 1999. He later became bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina.[1] He resigned in 2002.[2]

Deschamps died on 25 February 2022, at the age of 92.[3]

References
  1. "Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. "Bereina (Diocese)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. "Lutto nell'episcopato". L'Osservatore Romano. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.