Background
Gagnon, Michel Joseph was born on March 23, 1933 in Quebec, Canada. Son of Gerard and Cecile (Leclerc) Gagnon.
Gagnon, Michel Joseph was born on March 23, 1933 in Quebec, Canada. Son of Gerard and Cecile (Leclerc) Gagnon.
Bachelor, Laval University, Quebec, 1951. Master in Pastoral Theology, Laval University, 1974. Postgraduate in theological studies, M.Afr.
Major Seminary, Carthage, 1956. Postgraduate in Arabic Studies, Pontifical Institute of Arabic, Studies, Tunis, Tunisia, 1958.
Missionary, Diocese of Laghouat, Biskra, Algeria, 1958-1972; parish priest, Vicariate of Arabia, Hodeidah, N.Yemen., 1973-1980; bishop, Djibouti, 1980-1987; rector, Pont. Institute of Arabic Studies, Rome, 1988-1991; bishop, Laghouat, Algeria, since 1991.