Obituary of Bishop Eugene P. LaRocque

LaROCQUE, Eugene P. Bishop Eugene P. LaRocque Sixth Bishop of Alexandria " Cornwall born in Windsor, Ontario on March 27, 1927 passed away on December 16, 2018. Eldest son of Eugene J. LaRocque and Angeline (Monforton). Brother of Dr. Raymond (Jeannette), Geraldine Malenfant (Russ), Bernard (Edna) and Bernadette Morand (Reg). Dear uncle of 24 nieces and nephews and many grand nieces and nephews. He studied theology at St. Peter"s Seminary, London, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1952. After two years as an assistant at St. Theresa Church (Windsor) (1952-1954). He studied at St. Michael"s College, Toronto and at Laval University where he obtained a MA degree in French, in 1956. He then went to King"s College of the University of Western Ontario as lecturer, registrar, dean of men and principal. In 1964-65, he was assistant Spiritual Director at St. Peter"s Seminary where he also taught French and Ascetical Theology. Upon retirement from teaching he served as Pastor at River Canard (1968-1970) and St. Anne"s Church in Tecumseh (1970-1974). He was named the Bishop of Alexandria on June 24th, 1974. He was consecrated at St. Anne"s, Tecumseh on September 3rd, 1974 by Most Rev. Emmett Carter, Bishop of the Diocese of London, and installed in St. Finnan"s Cathedral of Alexandria on September 15th, 1974. In 1977, Bishop LaRocque became the first chairman of the Liaison Committee between the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Canadian Catholic Conference of Bishops until 1984 and was a member of this dialogue until 1994. In the same year, he became State Chaplain of the K of C in Ontario until 1987. In 1979, he made Bishop "ponens" for the Knights of Columbus in Canada until 1989. He was a member of the Permanent Council (1987-1989) and a member of Pro Life Committee (1992-1994) of the CCCB and also President of the Ontario Catholic Conference of Bishops (1992-1996). On April 27, 2002 Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation and his final residency was at St. John the Baptist Church in Amherstburg under the care of Father Brian Jane. Visiting will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at St. Anne Church (12233 Tecumseh Rd. E.) from 2-5 pm and 7-9 pm. Parish prayers at 8:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at St. Anne"s Church from 1:00 p.m. until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 2:00 p.m. In kindness, donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul. Arrangements entrusted to WINDSOR CHAPEL (Banwell Chapel) online condolences may be left at www.windsorchapel.com CORNWALL ARRANGEMENTS: Visitation will be held Friday, December 21, 2018 at Nativity Co-Cathedral from 7-9 pm. A special vigil prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Nativity Co-Cathedral from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. In kindness, donations may be made to St. Vincent de Paul or to the Diocesan Vocations Fund. Arrangements entrusted o Lahaie and Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes, East Branch, 614 First St East,Cornwall, Ont. (613-933-2841). 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LaRocque Sixi"me "v"qued"Alexandria-Cornwall Mgr LaRocque est n" " Windsor, Ontario le 27 mars 1927, fils a"n" d"Eug"ne J.LaRocque et d"Ang"line Monforton; fr"re du docteur Raymond (Jeanette),G"raldine Malenfont (Russ), Bernard (Edna) et Bernadette Morand (Reg); cheroncle de 24 neveux et ni"ces et plusieurs petits neveux et ni"ces. " la fin deses "tudes th"ologiques au S"minaire St.-Peter " London, il fut ordonn" pr"trele 7 juin 1952. Apr"s deux ans comme vicaire " la paroisse Ste. Th"r"se "Windsor (1952-54), il poursuivit des "tudes au Coll"ge St. Michael " Toronto,et " l"universit" Laval o" il obtint, en 1956 une ma"trise en fran"ais. Il futensuite nomm" au King"s College de l"Universit" Western Ontario o" il occupeles postes suivants : professeur, registraire, pr"fet et directeur. En1964-65, il "tait directeur spirituel adjoint et enseignait le fran"ais et lath"ologie asc"tique au S"minaire Saint-Peter"s " London. Apr"s ses ann"esd"enseignement il fut nomm" cur" de la paroisse St. Joseph, " Rivi"re-aux-Canards(1968-70) et de la paroisse Ste-Anne, Tecumseh (1970-74). Il fut "lu "v"que d"Alexandriale 24 juin 1974. Il fut consacr" " Ste-Anne de Tecumseh le 3 septembre 1974 parS.E. Mgr Emmett Carter, "v"que du dioc"se de London, et intronis" en la cath"draleSt-Finnan d"Alexandria, le 15 septembre 1974. En1977, S. E. Mgr LaRocque devint le premier pr"sident du Comit" de Liaison entrele Congr"s juif canadien, le Conseil canadien des "glises et la Conf"rence des"v"ques catholiques au Canada et membre de ce dialogue jusqu"en 1994. La m"meann"e, il assumait aussi le poste d"aum"nier d""tat des Chevaliers de Colomb del"Ontario jusqu"en 1987. En 1979 il devint "v"que ponens des Chevaliers auCanada jusqu"en 1987. Il fut membre du Conseil Permanent (1987-89) et du Comit"Pro-vie de la C"CC (1992-94) et aussi pr"sident de la Conf"rence des "v"quescatholiques de l"Ontario (1992-1996). Ayant atteint l'"ge de 75 ans etconform"ment au droit canonique, le pape Jean-Paul II a accept" sa d"mission le27 avril 2002. Il est retourn" dans sa ville natale o" il a v"cu jusqu'" sond"c"s. Les visites auront lieu le vendredi 21 d"cembre 2018 " la Co-cath"dralede la Nativit" de 19h " 21h. Il y aura une veill"e de pri"re sp"ciale " 19h.Les visites se poursuivront le samedi 22 d"cembre 2018 " la Co-Cath"drale de laNativit" de 9h30 " l'heure de la messe des fun"railles chr"tiennes " 11h. Lesdons peuvent "tre faits " Saint-Vincent-de-Paul ou au fonds dioc"sain des vocations.Arrangements confi"s au Salons Fun"raire Lahaie et Sullivan, Succursale de L"Est, 614 rue premi"re, Cornwall Ont, (613-933-2841). Vosmessages de condol"ances peuvent "tre laiss"s " www.lahaiesullivan.ca Normal 0 false false false EN-CA X-NONE X-NONE <w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="fals