Amédée Wilfrid Proulx

Most Reverend Amédée W. Proulx
Auxiliary Bishop of Portland
Church	Catholic Church
See	Titular See of Clypia
Appointed	September 16, 1975
In office	November 12, 1975 - November 22, 1993
Orders
Ordination	May 31, 1958
Consecration	September 4, 1980 by Edward Cornelius O'Leary
Personal details
Born	August 31, 1932 Sanford, Maine
Died	November 22, 1993(1993-11-22) (aged 61) Portland, Maine

Amédée Wilfrid Proulx (August 31, 1932 - November 22, 1993) was an American Bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Portland in the state of Maine from 1975-1993.

Biography

Born in Sanford, Maine, Amédée Proulx was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Portland on May 31, 1958. On September 16, 1975 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Clypia and Auxiliary Bishop of Portland. He was ordained a bishop by Bishop Edward O'Leary on November 12, 1975. The principal co-consecrators were Bishops Timothy Harrington of Worcester and Odore Gendron of Manchester. He continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death on November 22, 1993 at the age of 61.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Bishop Amédée Wilfrid Proulx". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
↑ "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Retrieved 2014-02-04.

Diocese of Portland

Bishops	Ordinaries David William Bacon James Augustine Healy William Henry O'Connell Louis Sebastian Walsh John Gregory Murray Joseph Edward McCarthy Daniel Joseph Feeney Peter Leo Gerety Edward Cornelius O'Leary Joseph John Gerry Richard Joseph Malone Robert Deeley Auxiliary Amédée Wilfrid Proulx

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Basilica Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston Parish churches Holy Cross Church, Lewiston St. David Church, Madawaska St. Denis Church, North Whitefield St. Mary's Church, Augusta St. Patrick's Church, Newcastle Former churches St. Joseph Church, Lewiston St. Patrick's Church, Lewiston St. Cyril and St. Methodius Church, Lisbon Falls

Education	Higher Education St. Joseph's College High Schools Catherine McAuley High School, Portland Cheverus High School, Portland Saint Dominic Academy, Auburn

Priests	Denis Mary Bradley Charles M. Murphy

Miscellany	Mercy Hospital, Portland

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