The Pontifical Mission Societies Canada welcome our new English-sector director, Bishop John Boissonneau. Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, the Vatican’s Pro-Prefect of the Section for the First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization, announced the appointment of Bishop Boissoneau on August 20, 2024.
Bishop Boissonneau was born in Toronto and was ordained to the priesthood in 1974. He served many years as a faculty member and, later, as rector at St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto. He was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto by Pope John Paul II in 2001.
As bishop, in addition to his various regional responsibilities, he has
served as the Vicar for Christian Education and the Archdiocesan Liaison with the Catholic Faculties of Theology.
Bishop John A. Boissonneau is currently responsible for the Northern Region that includes 52 parishes in the York Region and Simcoe County, a ministry he will maintain in addition to his new role as director.
The Pontifical Mission Societies Canada look forward to Bishop Boissonneau’s leadership as we continue our mission together, to live out Christ’s call in the Great Commission here in Canada and around the world.