What is Laurent Noël?
'''Laurent Noël''' (March 19, 1920 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian prelate of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He was bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières|Diocese of Trois-Rivières]] from 1975 to 1996. Noël was born in [[Saint-Just-de-Bretenières]], [[Quebec]]. He became a priest in 1944. After the death of [[Damián Iguacén Borau]] on 24 November 2020, he became the oldest living Catholic bishop.<ref>{{cite web |title=Catholic hierarchy.org |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/sage2.html |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> After the death of [[Remi De Roo]] on 1 February 2022, he became the last surviving Canadian bishop to be part of the [[Second Vatican Council]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GCatholic.org | url=http://www.gcatholic.org/events/list/LivingVaticanIIFathers.htm}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Noel, Laurent}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian Roman Catholic bishops]] {{bio-stub}}