title: Laurent Noël
text: Laurent Noël (March 19, 1920 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was bishop of Diocese of Trois-Rivières from 1975 to 1996. Noël was born in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec. He became a priest in 1944. 
  
  After the death of Damián Iguacén Borau on 24 November 2020, he became the oldest living Catholic bishop. After the death of Remi De Roo on 1 February 2022, he became the last surviving Canadian bishop to be part of the Second Vatican Council.
  
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  1920 births
  2022 deaths
  Canadian Roman Catholic bishops