I wish to inform you that our Holy Father, Pope Francis has named the Most Reverend Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. as the Seventh Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick. Archbishop-designate Desrochers succeeds Archbishop Valéry Vienneau who reached the age of retirement this past October.
Archbishop-designate Desrochers currently retains the powers of a diocesan administrator and so priests are asked to continue using his name in the Eucharistic Prayer until the time of his installation as Archbishop of Moncton. A date of installation in the Archdiocese of Moncton will be forthcoming. Following the canonical installation in Moncton the College of Consultors will be convoked to elect a diocesan administrator awaiting the appointment of the Tenth Bishop of Pembroke.
Let us pray for Archbishop-designate Desrochers, the faithful and clergy of the Archdiocese of Moncton and the guidance of the Holy Spirit for the Diocese of Pembroke at this time.