Martin Veillette
Martin Veillette | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Trois-Rivières | |
Mgr Martin Veillette in Saint-Narcisse church (QC, Canada) in 2020 | |
| Province | Quebec |
| Diocese | Trois-Rivières |
| Predecessor | Laurent Noël |
| Successor | Luc-André Bouchard |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 12, 1960 |
| Consecration | December 13, 1986 |
| Rank | Bishop of Trois-Rivières |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Veillette November 16, 1936 |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Sarto Veillette and Marie Létourneau |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Profession | theologian, philosopher, sociologist, professor and clergyman Quebecois. |
| Motto | communion craftsman (French: Artisan de communion) |
Martin Veillette (born 16 November 1936 in La Tuque, in Quebec) is a Canadian bishop, theologian, philosopher, sociologist and teacher. He was Bishop of Trois-Rivières. He was the eighth bishop of the diocese of Trois-Rivières from 1996 to 2012. He resigned in 2012, according to canon 401.