Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault
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Bishop Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault, (also Pinsonnault or Pinsonault), (23 November 1815 – 30 January 1883), was born in Lower Canada
and became a Roman Catholic priest in the Sulpician Order.
Pinsoneault served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario from (1856 - 1866) in an atmosphere of turbulence. There was an initial adverse reaction to a French-speaking bishop taking over the London church as the cathedral of the new diocese. A variety of events occurred, both with priests and parishioners during his tenure and, in 1866, Bishop Ignace Bourget
as result of an earlier request by Pope Pius IX
, asked for and received his resignation.
After his resignation, Bishop Pinsoneault was assigned as bishop to the Titular See of Birtha
and resided in Albany, N.Y., until 1869. He then moved to Montreal where he performed various duties that required a bishop for the ultramontane Bishop Bouget.
He died at Montreal, Que. at the age of 67, his episcopacy a failure due largely to his disregard for others and his authoritarian style.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
and became a Roman Catholic priest in the Sulpician Order.
Pinsoneault served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario from (1856 - 1866) in an atmosphere of turbulence. There was an initial adverse reaction to a French-speaking bishop taking over the London church as the cathedral of the new diocese. A variety of events occurred, both with priests and parishioners during his tenure and, in 1866, Bishop Ignace Bourget
Ignace Bourget
Ignace Bourget was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest who held the title of Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876. Born in Lévis, Quebec in 1799, Bourget entered the clergy at an early age, undertook several courses of religious study, and in 1837 was named co-adjutor bishop of the newly...
as result of an earlier request by Pope Pius IX
Pope Pius IX
Blessed Pope Pius IX , born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, was the longest-reigning elected Pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving from 16 June 1846 until his death, a period of nearly 32 years. During his pontificate, he convened the First Vatican Council in 1869, which decreed papal...
, asked for and received his resignation.
After his resignation, Bishop Pinsoneault was assigned as bishop to the Titular See of Birtha
Birtha (Titular See)
Birtha is presently the name of a Roman Catholic titular see in the former Roman province of Osrhaene, probably identical with modern Birejik on the left bank of the Euphrates, c. 62 miles west of Orfa , and 95 miles north of Aleppo...
and resided in Albany, N.Y., until 1869. He then moved to Montreal where he performed various duties that required a bishop for the ultramontane Bishop Bouget.
He died at Montreal, Que. at the age of 67, his episcopacy a failure due largely to his disregard for others and his authoritarian style.