Vatican City, May 26, 2008 / 08:33 am
The Vatican announced today that the Holy Father has appointed a new bishop for the Diocese of Prince-Albert in Canada. Fr. Albert Thevenot, will succeed Bishop Blaise-Ernest Morand, whose resignation was accepted by the Pope.
Bishop-elect Thevenot M. Afr., currently serves as the provincial superior for Canada of the White Fathers, and as bishop of the Diocese of Prince-Albert he will serve 49,942 Catholics.
The bishop-elect was born in Treherne, Canada in 1945 and ordained a priest in 1980.