David Monroe

David John James Monroe (born April 14, 1941) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of Kamloops on March 12, 2002, and served in that post until 2016.^[5] He was succeeded by Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend David John James Monroe
Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Province	Vancouver
See	Kamloops
Appointed	January 5, 2002
Installed	March 18, 2002
Term ended	June 1, 2016
Predecessor	Lawrence Sabatini
Successor	Joseph Phuong Nguyen
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Vancouver (c. 1990–2002)
Orders
Ordination	May 20, 1967 by James Carney
Consecration	March 12, 2002 by Adam Exner
Personal details
Born	(1941-04-14) April 14, 1941 (age 84) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Vancouver
Motto	"Come and See" (Latin: Venite et Videte)[1]
Coat of arms

Ordination history of David Monroe
History Priestly ordination Ordained by James Carney (Vancouver aux.) Date May 20, 1967 Place St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Adam Exner (Vancouver) Co-consecrators Peter Joseph Mallon (Regina) Raymond Roussin (Victoria in Ins. Vanc.) Date March 12, 2002 Place Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Source(s):[2][3][4]

Styles of David Monroe
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

For the Canadian politician, see David Munroe Ross.

History

David John James Monroe was born on April 14, 1941, in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he was also raised and went to school. Monroe completed his secondary school education at St. Patrick's Secondary School.^[6] In 2010, he experienced severe injuries following an attack in a church, perpetrated by an individual reportedly grappling with mental illness. As a result of the assault, Monroe required hospitalization for nearly two months. ^[7]

Ordination

Monroe attended Christ the King Seminary^{[citation needed]} and was ordained on May 20, 1967,^[6] by James Carney at St. Anthony's Church.^{[citation needed]}

Diocese of Kamloops

On March 18, 2002, Monroe was installed as the Bishop of Kamloops.^[6]