12 Facts About Roger Morin

Roger Paul Morin was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

Roger Morin was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Germain and Lillian Morin; he has two brothers, James and Paul, and three sisters, Lillian, Elaine, and Susan.

Roger Morin was a native of Dracut and was a communicant of Ste-Therese Parish.

Roger Morin attended St John's Seminary in Brighton, from where he obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1966, and then pursued his graduate studies in theology there for two years.

Roger Morin entered Notre Dame Seminary that same year, earning a Master's in Divinity in 1970.

Roger Morin received a Master of Science degree in urban affairs from Tulane University in 1974, and became director of the Archdiocesan Social Apostolate in 1975.

In 1981, Roger Morin was named archdiocesan vicar for community affairs and parochial vicar of Incarnate Word Church in New Orleans, later serving as its pastor from 1988 to 2002.

Roger Morin was raised to the rank of monsignor in 1985, and organized preparations for Pope John Paul II's visit to New Orleans in 1987.

Roger Morin was named vicar general and moderator of the curia for the archdiocese in 2001.

On February 11,2003, Roger Morin was appointed auxiliary bishop of New Orleans and titular bishop of Aulon by John Paul II.

Roger Morin was later named the third Bishop of Biloxi, Mississippi, by Pope Benedict XVI on March 2,2009.

Roger Morin succeeded Thomas John Rodi, who was promoted to Archbishop of Mobile in April 2008.