Pronovost: Father Roger Pronovost

Priest, Diocese of Hearst Ontario.  Ordained 21 December 1986.  28 February 2014 charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation.

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Bishops of the Diocese of Hearst from the time of Father Pronovost’s ordination:   Roger-Alfred Despatie  (08 February 1973– 13 April 1993);  Pierre Fisette, P.M.E.  (27 December 1993 –  21 December 1995 ) ; André Vallée, P.M.E. (19 August1996- 03 November2005) ; Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. (25 July2007- )

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Unless otherwise indicated the following information is drawn from copies of the Canadian Catholic Directory (CCCD) which I have in hand and media (M)

28 February 2014:   charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation.  The charges date to 1987-1989 when the male complainant was a teenager.  (M)

2014:  Chaplain for Scouts and Guides in Hearst Diocese ( Pronovost Chaplain Scouts and Guides Heart Diocese – Diocese of Hearst website , 01 March 2014)

2013:  Pastor, St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, Geraldtown and St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church, Nakina, Ontario

– Chaplain for Scouts and Guides in Hearst Diocese ( Pronovost: Chaplain for Scouts and Guides Hearst Diocese – this is the 25 January 2013 cached version of Diocese of Hearst website , however, the 2013 CCCD  LISTS Scouts and Guides posts as vacant.  I’m really not sure therefore if he was or was not responsible  for Scouts for all of 2o13.  I think if he was it was perhaps only for the first few months of the year?)

2012:  Pastor, St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, Geraldtown and St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church, Nakina, Ontario (CCCD)

– in charge of Scouts and Guides for the Diocese of Hearst (CCCD)

2011:  Pastor, St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, Geraldton and St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church, Nakina, Ontario (CCCD)

– in charge of Scouts and Guides for the Diocese of Hearst (CCCD)

2010: Pastor, St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church, Geraldon and St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church, Nakina, Ontario (CCCD)

– in charge of Guides for Diocese (CCCD)

27 November 20??:   confirmation retreat for Grades 7 & 8 students   The following text is from a cached 28 January 2014  snapshot of the Superior North Catholic School Board page:

“6.Confirmation The students in grades 7 & 8 Will be doing their Confirmation. This year the special day will take place on Saturday November 27th. Father Roger Pronovost will be having a retreat for all students receiving the sacrement  [sic]of Confirmation.”  (Father Pronovost conducting confirmation retreat )

2002:  St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Kapuskasing, Ontario (CCCD)

– in charge of Scouts for the Diocese of Hearst (CCCD)

2000, 1999:  St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Kapuskasing, Ontario (CCCD)

– – in charge of Scouts and Guides for the Diocese of Hearst (CCCD)

( Father Pronovost in Kapaskasing, Ontario)

1998, 1997:  Pastor,  Nativité de Marie (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church), Moonbeam, Ontario (CCCD)

– in charge of Scouts and Guides for the Diocese of Hearst (CCCD)

1996, 1995:  Pastor,  Nativité de Marie (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church), Moonbeam, Ontario (CCCD)

1994, 1993:  Pastor,  Nativité de Marie (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church), Moonbeam, Ontario (CCCD)

– in charge of Liturgy for the diocese (CCCD)

July 1988-1992:  Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Longlac, Ontario (Diocese of Hearst  Diocese of Hearst Diocese website)

1993, 1992, 1991:  Pastor, Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Longlac, Ontario and St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church in Caramat (CCCD)

– – in charge of Liturgy for the diocese (CCCD)

1987 – 1989:  Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Longlac, Ontario(M)

– allegations of sex abuse of teenage boy date to there two years

21 December 1986:    ORDAINED  ( Timeline  in Hearst Diocese ) The following is taken from the Timeline:

“Priests:  We present you just a few names of the priests who have dedicated their life to the betterment of our diocese. We will work on adding as many names as possible of all the priests who have worked in our diocese. The date above their name is their date of ordination. Some even have a page on our Web Site…….

“1986/12/21
Roger Pronovost)

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Geraldton priest charged with sexual assault

CBC News

Posted: Mar 01, 2014 6:12 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 01, 2014 6:12 AM ET

Ontario Provincial Police have charged a Catholic priest in Geraldton, Ont., with sexual assault for incidents that allegedly occurred in the 1980s.

OPP said Friday they have arrested 56-year-old Roger Pronovost on two counts of sexual assault and one count of sexual exploitation.

The alleged offences involved one male victim who was a teenager at the time the incidents occurred between 1987 and 1989.

OPP say Pronovost was assigned during that period to St. John the Baptist Church in Longlac, Ont.

He was being held in custody Friday pending a court appearance in Geraldton on Saturday.

Police are asking anyone with information about similar incidents to contact them or Crime Stoppers.

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Geraldton Priest Faces Charges

CKTG Thunder Bay

01 March 2014

A Geraldton man is facing three sexual related charges from the OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit for incidents claimed to of taken place between 1987 and 1989. 56-year old Roger Pronovost, a catholic priest, was assigned to St. John the Baptist Church in Longlac during the two year span. There is one male victim involved who was a teenager at the time.