1. Terrence Thomas Prendergast was born on 19 February 1944 and is a Canadian member of the Society of Jesus who is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall.
17 Facts About Terrence Prendergast
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Terrence Prendergast was formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Archbishop of Halifax.
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Terrence Prendergast formally retired on 4 December 2020 and was succeeded by Marcel Damphousse, the coadjutor archbishop.
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Terrence Prendergast entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1972.
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Terrence Prendergast holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University, as well as Master of Divinity and Doctor of Theology degrees from Saint Mary's University, Halifax, through its earlier affiliation with Regis College, now part of the Toronto School of Theology.
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Terrence Prendergast was consecrated at St Michael's Cathedral on 25 April 1995.
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In 1998, Terrence Prendergast was appointed the Archbishop of Halifax and installed on 14 September 1998.
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Terrence Prendergast served ex officio as the chancellor of Saint Mary's 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.
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Terrence Prendergast was named the ninth Archbishop of Ottawa by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 May 2007 and was installed on 26 June 2007.
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In 2012, Terrence Prendergast welcomed a number of members of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Terrence 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.
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In 2015 Terrence Prendergast ordained 2 members of the society in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
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In 2017 Terrence Prendergast ordained 7 members of the society to the priesthood at the North American Martyrs Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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On May 31,2019, Terrence Prendergast ordained Luc Poirier as a priest of the society in the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.
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On May 29,2024 Terrence Prendergast ordained 11 new priests for the FSSP at the Cathedral of St Cecilia in Omaha.
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Terrence Prendergast was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria-Cornwall on January 13,2016, and became bishop there on April 27,2018, while remaining Archbishop of Ottawa.
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Terrence Prendergast was apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from January 2002 to May 2007, and took part in the Apostolic visitation to Ireland which began in 2010 and was completed in 2011.