New Auxiliaries for Sault Sainte Marie

The Holy Father has named two new Auxiliary Bishops for the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario:

Father Brian Joseph Dunn, a priest of the Diocese of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, up to now Professor of Canon Law at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario.

Father Noel Simard, a priest of the Archdiocese of Quebec, up to now Professor of Theology at St. Paul University in Ottawa.

Bishop-elect Dunn was born in Saint John’s, Newfoundland, in 1955. He entered St. Peter’s Seminary where he earned a a Bachelor of Arts in 1976 and a Master of Divinity in 1979 from the University of Western Ontario. He was ordained a priest August 28 1980 for the Diocese Grand Falls. In 1991 he completed a Doctorate in Canon Law at St. Paul University in Ottawa and in 2006 a Masters degree in Liturgy at Notre Dame University in Indiana. He has held the following positions: Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral in Grand Falls (1980-1985), Vice Chancellor (1980-1996), Pastor of St. Gabriel Parish in St. Brendan’s (1985-1988), Rector of the Grand Falls Cathedral (1991-1996), Member of the College of Consultors (1991-2002), Pastor of St. Joseph’s parish in Harbour Breton (1996-1999), Pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Holyrood and Sts. Peter and Paul parish in Harbour Main (1999-2002). He has also been Judge at the Tribunal since 1990, Vice Chancellor since 1996, and Adjunct Judicial Vicar since 2002. Also since 2002 he has taught Canon Law at St. Peter’s Seminary, where he has also been Dean of Students since 2005.

Bishop-elect Simard was born in Charlevoix, Québec, in 1947. He studied first at the Minor Seminar then the Major Seminary in Quebec, earning a Bachelor’s degree, and then a Masters in Theology at Laval University. He would later earn a Doctorate degree in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1984. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Quebec. After ordination, he served in the following positions: Parochial Vicar of St-Félix parish in Cap-Rouge (1972-1975), Director of the Primary Schools department for the Diocesan Education Office (1976-1980),Diocesan Representative of the Catholic Bible Society (1975-1979); Advisor to the Association of Catholic School Commissions in Quebec (1979-1980); Secretary-organizer of the Laurentides Pastoral Region (1984-1986), Pastor of the parish of Saint-Zéphyrin (1986-1988), Teacher of Moral Theology at Laval University in Quebec and at the University of Toronto (1984-1988); teacher of Moral Theology at the University of Sudbury (1988-2000); Member of the Administrative Council for the Catholic Organization for Life and Families (2001-2007). Since 2000, he has taught Moral Theology and Bioethics at St. Paul University where he has also been the Director of the Center for Ethics. Since 2004 he has been a correspondent member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.