Death of the Most Reverend Jean Gratton

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Most Reverend Jean Gratton, Bishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, died on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the age of 86.  Born in Wendover, Ontario, Bishop Gratton had been ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Ottawa, April 27, 1952.  He had been the Bishop of Mont-Laurier from 1978 to 2001. 

His funeral is being held on April 26 at 2:00 pm, at the Cathedral of Mont-Laurier.