Laurent Noël

Catholic bishop

Laurent Noël (March 19, 1920 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of Diocese of Trois-Rivières from 1975 to 1996. Noël was born in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec. He became a priest in 1944.

After the death of Damián Iguacén Borau on 24 November 2020, he became the oldest living Catholic bishop.[1] After the death of Remi De Roo on 1 February 2022, he became the last surviving Canadian bishop to be part of the Second Vatican Council.[2]

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  1. "Catholic hierarchy.org". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. "GCatholic.org".