Poirier, Roger
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Name
Poirier, Roger
Given name
Roger
Family name
Poirier
One-line bio
Roger Poirier was a Canadian Oblate of Mary Immaculate, who became diocesan chaplain of the Montreal JOC and later the Quebec JOC.
Biography
Born on 8 August 1926, Fr Roger Poirier omi entered the Oblate novitiate in 1949. He made his profession in 1950 and was ordained on 17 June 1955.
He was a curate in the parish of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre, Montreal in 1956-57.
From 1957-68, he was diocesan and national chaplain of the JOC in Montreal.
Later he was also chaplain to the Mouvement de Travailleurs Chrétiens.
He took up a post as an animator at the Oblate Scholasticate in Ottawa from 1968-70.
From 1970-86, he was involved in popular movements in Montreal and was director of the Centre Saint-Pierre from 1986-1992.
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He was a curate in the parish of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre, Montreal in 1956-57.
From 1957-68, he was diocesan and national chaplain of the JOC in Montreal.
Later he was also chaplain to the Mouvement de Travailleurs Chrétiens.
He took up a post as an animator at the Oblate Scholasticate in Ottawa from 1968-70.
From 1970-86, he was involved in popular movements in Montreal and was director of the Centre Saint-Pierre from 1986-1992.
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Country of origin
Birth date
August 8, 1926
Birth place
Hull