Background
Hamelin, Jean-Guy was born on October 8, 1925 in St.-Severin, Quebec, Canada. Son of Bernard and Gertrude (Bordeleau) Hamelin.
Hamelin, Jean-Guy was born on October 8, 1925 in St.-Severin, Quebec, Canada. Son of Bernard and Gertrude (Bordeleau) Hamelin.
Bachelor of Arts, Seminary Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, 1945; License Theology, Angelicum, Rome, 1953; License Social Sciences, Gregoriana, Rome, 1955.
Teacher secondary school, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, 1949-1952; member of faculty, Seminary Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, 1955-1958; chaplain to various social organizations, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, 1958-1964; director social action department, Bishop's Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1964-1968; general secretary, Bishop's Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1968-1974; bishop, Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, since 1974. Vice president Canada Conference Catholic Bishops, 1983-1985, 91-93, president, 1993-1995. Ecclesiastical advisor Cooperation International for Development and Solidarity, Brussels, 1988-1994.
