Bertrand Blanchet

Bertrand Blanchet (19 September 1932 – 23 October 2025) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate.

His Excellency Bertrand Blanchet
Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski
Archdiocese	Rimouski
Appointed	16 October 1992
Term ended	3 July 2008
Predecessor	Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet
Successor	Pierre-André Fournier
Previous post	Bishop of Gaspé (1973–1992)
Orders
Ordination	20 May 1956 by Marius Paré
Consecration	8 December 1973 by Maurice Roy, Jean-Marie Fortier and Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet
Personal details
Born	(1932-09-19)19 September 1932 Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Died	23 October 2025(2025-10-23) (aged 93) La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada

Born in Montmagny, Quebec, Blanchet was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He was appointed bishop of Gaspé in 1973. He later served as archbishop of Rimouski from 1992 until his retirement in 2008.^[1][2] Blanchet died on 23 October 2025, at the age of 93.^[3]