Archbishop of Halifax Chancellor of Saint Marys University Auxiliary Bishop
Which position did Terrence Prendergast hold from Apr 1995 to Apr 2018?
Terrence Prendergast Terrence Thomas Prendergast , S.J . ( born 19 February 1944 ) is a Canadian member of the Society of Jesus who is also a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall . He was formerly an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Archbishop of Halifax . On 6 May 2020 Pope Francis merged the Archdiocese of Ottawa and the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall , naming Prendergast Archbishop of the newly formed Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall . He formally retired in 4 December 2020 , and was succeeded by Marcel Damphousse , the Coadjutor Archbishop . Early life . A native of Montreal , Prendergast was born in 1944 , one of five children . He entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1972 . He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University , as well as the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Theology degrees from Saint Marys University , Halifax through its earlier affiliation with Regis College , now part of the Toronto School of Theology . For his regency , Prendergast taught Latin and Greek at Loyola High School in Montreal from 1967-1969 and , after ordination and graduate studies in theology , taught in Halifax at the Atlantic School of Theology from 1975–1981 , then was Rector of Torontos Regis College from 1981–87 , and its Dean of Theology from 1991-1994 . From 1992-94 he assisted Frederick Henry , then the Auxiliary Bishop of London ( Ontario ) , later Bishop of Thunder Bay and Bishop of Calgary , in conducting an apostolic visitation of the English-language seminaries in Canada for the Vatican . In 1995 , he was a Visiting Professor at the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem . Bishop . Pope John Paul II named Prendergast the Titular Bishop of Slebte and an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto on 22 February 1995 . He was consecrated in St . Michaels Cathedral on 25 April 1995 . In Toronto , his duties as auxiliary included responsibility for the Western Pastoral Region ( Etobicoke , part of North York and the region of Peel-Dufferin ) , liaison with the theological faculties and planning for the Great Jubilee . In 1998 Prendergast was appointed the Archbishop of Halifax , and installed on 14 September 1998 . He served ex officio as the Chancellor of Saint Marys University , Halifax , a position granted to the Archbishop of Halifax until 2007 , when the archdiocese and the university agreed to bestow the title of Visitor instead . Prendergast was named the ninth Archbishop of Ottawa by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 May 2007 and was installed on 26 June 2007 . In this office , he also serves ex officio as Chancellor of Saint Paul University . In 2012 , Prendergast welcomed a number of members of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church . Prendergast is a known supporter of the Tridentine Mass and has collaborated on numerous occasions with the traditionalist group the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter or FSSP . In 2015 Prendergast ordained 2 members of the society in St-Hyacinthe , Quebec . In 2017 Prendergast ordained 7 members of the society to the priesthood at the North American Martyrs Church in Lincoln , Nebraska . On May 31 , 2019 Prendergast ordained Luc Poirier as a priest of the society in the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica . He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria-Cornwall on January 13 , 2016 and became Bishop there on April 27 , 2018 while remaining Archbishop of Ottawa . The two dioceses were united “in persona episcopi” ( “in the person of the Bishop” ) . They were then united on May 6 , 2020 to form the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall , under him as Archbishop . On 30 November 2020 , he was appointed apostolic administrator of Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee , after the resignation of its Bishop Robert Ovide Bourgon . In the following 4 December , he formally retired as Archbishop , and was succeeded by Marcel Damphousse , the Coadjutor Archbishop who was appointed when the new Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall was formed . Other episcopal roles . After serving on the Canadian Bishops Commission for Relations with Associations of Clergy , Consecrated Life and Laity , as a member of the CCCB Theology Commission [ now known as the Doctrine Commission ] , its Commission on Social Communications , several terms on the Permanent Council ( including since 2015 as representative of the Bishops of Ontario ) and earlier as co-chair of the national Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue , Prendergast is , since October 2014 , a member of the CCCBs Episcopal Liaison Committee to the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace . His other responsibilities include president of National Evangelization Teams Canada ( NET Canada ) and chair of CNEWA ( Catholic Near East Welfare Association ) Canada , both of which are based in Ottawa . Prendergast is a teacher , writer and retreat master . From 1994 to 2005 , he wrote a weekly column in the Catholic Register . A collection of his essays was published as Living Gods Word : Reflections on the Sunday Readings for Year A , B , C . He has been a writer or editor for several journals , and lectured and given retreats across Canada , in the United States and Rome . Prendergast was Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Yarmouth , Nova Scotia ( now part of the Halifax-Yarmouth Archdiocese ) from January 2002 to May 2007 , and took part in the Apostolic visitation to Ireland which began in 2010 and was completed in 2011 . External links . - The Journey of a Bishop - Terrence Prendergasts Blog - Canadian Catholic News - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Press Release