Joseph-Bruno Guigues [SEP] position held
Joseph-Bruno Guigues
Joseph-Bruno Guigues, (26 August 1805 – 8 February 1874), was an Oblate priest, a teacher and became the first bishop of the diocese of Bytown (Ottawa) serving from (1847–1874). His consecration service in 1848 was performed by Rémi Gaulin, bishop of Kingston.
It was said that Joseph-Eugène-Bruno Guigues was a simple man and as bishop he discharged the duties of parish priest, hearing confession in his cathedral, and visiting the sick. He stayed
of Viennois, dauphin of Vienne
Other notable people.
- Guigues Guiffrey, French soldier
- Joseph-Bruno Guigues (1805-1874), Oblate priest
Places.
- Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, often shortened to Guigues, Quebec, Canada
- Saint-Eugène-de-Guigues, Quebec, Canada