Remi De Roo

Canadian Catholic bishop (1924-2022)

Remi Joseph De Roo (February 24, 1924 – February 1, 2022) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. He became a priest in 1950. He became the Bishop of Victoria in 1962. He retired in 1999. He was born in Swan Lake, Manitoba.[1] He was Canada’s longest-serving Catholic bishop.[2]

De Roo died on February 1, 2022 in Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 97.[3]

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  1. "Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  2. "The BC Catholic". bcc.rcav.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  3. "Bishop Remi De Roo dies at 97". B. C. Catholic. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.