our de , ▁among ▁many ▁other ▁activities ▁during ▁his ▁min istry , ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁chair ing ▁a ▁committee ▁that ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁Canadian ▁b ish ops ' ▁international ▁development ▁ag ency ▁( the ▁Canadian ▁Catholic ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Development ▁and ▁Peace ). ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council ▁and ▁helped ▁to ▁rest ruct ure ▁the ▁Canadian ▁b ish ops ' ▁conference - ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Catholic ▁Conference , ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Conference ▁of ▁Catholic ▁B ish ops ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁( he ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Conference ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 - 1 9 7 1 ). ▁Arch bishop ▁Pl our de ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Conference ▁of ▁Catholic ▁B ish ops , ▁now ▁the ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Catholic ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁Arch bishop ▁Pl our de ▁retired ▁as ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁Arch bishop ▁Emer it us ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁Marcel ▁André ▁J . ▁Ger va is , ▁who ▁served ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Arch bishop ▁Pl our de ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Arch bishop ▁Pl our de ▁died ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 2