The Most Reverend Joseph La Rocque

This profile is an orphan. We are looking for merging this profile into the Big Tree. If you find family or ancestors for this profile, request a merge and we will accept promptly. Currators: if you can attach this profile to the Big Tree, go ahead.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Joseph La Rocque was a priest, professor and bishop at Saint-Hyacinthe Québec. He was ordained in 1835 and installed as bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe in 1852. During his administration of the diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe, six parishes were set up by canonical decree, two new missions were established, and 31 priests were ordained. His chief accomplishment, with the help of Vicar General Joseph-Sabin Raymond, was the founding in 1861 of the order of the Sœurs Adoratrices du Précieux-Sang. Bishop La Rocque suffered from sciatica (back pain) for many years which often confined him to his room. He appealed to the pope to relieve him of his role as bishop. In 1865 he resigned and was transfered to the see of Germanicopolis indefinitely. He handed the direction of his diocese to his cousin and successor, Bishop Charles La Rocque and went to live the Sœurs Adoratrices du Précieux-Sang. His retirement was productive. He strengthened his congregation and wrote Dévotion au Précieux Sang and of L’Année ecclésiastique et liturgique, a compilation of reflections for Sundays throughout the year and the principal solemn ceremonies of the church; he also wrote a series of meditations for the Retraites annuelles. He celebrated the 50th year of his ordination on 19 March 1885.

Source:

http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/la_rocque_joseph_11E.html