Fourth Church Board,
Quebec Religious Corporation

Under Bishop Côté's(left) episcopate, the Church was incorporated by Letters Patent, under the Quebec Law on Religious Corporations and a fourth Board of Directors was elected on June 9, 1980. Church officers included:

Rev. S.A. Theriault, Marcel Raynault, Denys Gravelle, William Hancock and Luc Frioli.

 

In 1981, Bishop Côté retired from the ministry because of ill health and the Rector of St. Bernard's Church, Hull, was elected to succeed him as Bishop Ordinary, on November 14. He was consecrated on July 12, 1982, and the episcopal see was transfered from Longueuil to Hull. Bishop Theriault was enthroned as 4th Ordinary at the General Synod held in Hull, Quebec, on August 20, 1983.

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