Remi De Roo
The Most Reverend Remi De Roo | |
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| Bishop of Victoria | |
| Diocese | Victoria |
| Appointed | October 29, 1962 |
| Installed | December 20, 1962 |
| Term ended | March 18, 1999 |
| Predecessor | James Michael Hill |
| Successor | Raymond Roussin |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 8, 1950 by Arthur Béliveau |
| Consecration | December 14, 1962 by Maurice Baudoux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Remi Joseph De Roo February 24, 1924 |
| Died | February 1, 2022 (aged 97) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Collège de Saint-Boniface Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Motto | Aedificatio in Caritate |
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| Styles of Remi De Roo | |
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| Reference style | His Excellency, The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Remi Joseph De Roo (February 24, 1924 – February 1, 2022) was a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Victoria from 1962 to 1999 and the longest-serving Catholic bishop in Canada at the time of his retirement. He was also the last living bishop who had attended all sessions of the Second Vatican Council. He was notable for his advocacy of social justice and for making investments that impacted diocesan finances.