Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church - (Screen Capture via Google Maps)
A familiar face in the region is returning to Thunder Bay.
Father Alan Campeau has been appointed as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Thunder Bay.
Campeau was ordained to the Diaconate on 26 November 1989 and the Priesthood on 28 April 1990.
In 1995 he took up various pastoral roles in Thunder Bay.
He was Pastor at Holy Family Parish and St. Benedict’s Chapel from 1995 to 1997, and then at Corpus Christi Parish from 1997 to 1999.
From 1999 to 2005, he ministered as Pastor of Notre Dame Parish in Kenora, Sacred Heart Parish in Sioux Narrows, and Our Lady of the Lake in Nestor Falls, while also serving in several missions in Reditt, Grassy Narrows First Nation Reserve and White Dog First Nation Reserve.
From 2005 to 2008, he was Pastor of Our Lady of Loretto and St. Mark’s Chapel in Thunder Bay.
In 2008, he began his ministry as Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Dryden, Our Lady of Fatima in Vermilion Bay, and Immaculate Conception in Ignace, while also ministering to Wabigoon and Eagle Lake First Nation Reserves serving until being appointed to his new position.
The Diocese of Thunder Bay consists of 43 parishes and missions, 31 diocesan priests, 5 priests in consecrated life, 28 permanent deacons, and 780 Catholic laity.
