Archbishop
Valéry Vienneau
The Most Reverend Valéry Vienneau
Archbishop of Moncton
Most Reverend Valéry Vienneau was born in Cap-Pelé in the Diocese of Moncton, New Brunswick on October 13, 1947. He obtained a Baccalaureate in Arts, majoring in Philosophy in 1968 and a Baccalaureate in Education in 1971, both from the University of Moncton. He then taught in public schools in his home parish prior to pursuing Theological studies at the Dominican College in Ottawa, and was awarded a Baccalaureate (1980) and a Master of Arts in Theology (1987).
Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Moncton on August 29, 1982, he then exercised the following ministries:
| 1982 | Associate pastor at Shédiac; | |
| 1982-1984 | Studies in Ottawa; | |
| 1984-1986 | Pastor at Saint-Paul-de-Kent and Adamsville; | |
| 1986-1989 | Pastor at Saint-Ignace and Kouchibouguac; | |
| 1989-1990 | Pastor at Sainte-Anne-de-Kent and chaplain at the Stella Maris Hospital; | |
| 1990-1997 | Pastor of Saint Joseph’s parish in Shédiac and at times also in Pointe-du-Chêne and chaplain at the Villa Providence; | |
| 1997-1998 | Pastor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Moncton; | |
| 1997-2002 | Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Moncton | |
| 1998-2000 |
Chaplain of the University of Moncton and Pastor of the University parish, Notre Dame de l’Acadie; |
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| 2000-2002 | In charge of pastoral restructuring; and administrator from January to July 2001 in the pastoral unit of St. Bernard’s, Holy Family, Pointe-du-Chêne and the English Communities of Dieppe and Lakeburn. | |
| 2002 | Diocesan Administrator of Moncton, sede vacante. | |
| 2002-2012 | Bishop of Bathurst | |
| 2012- | Archbishop of Moncton |
In addition, during the last years, Archbishop Vienneau taught some courses in religious studies at the University of Moncton (campus in Shippagan, École de la Foi in Moncton and also at faculty of nursing in Bathurst) and at the Université du troisième âge.