Raúl Corriveau

Raúl Corriveau, born on June 27, 1930, in Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland, Quebec, was a distinguished Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. He dedicated his life to the service of the Church, joining the Society of Foreign Missions of Quebec and being ordained as a priest on July 1, 1956.

In 1980, while serving as vicar general of the Diocese of Les Cayes in Haiti, Corriveau was appointed coadjutor bishop with the right of succession by Pope John Paul II. His episcopal ordination took place on December 8, 1980, officiated by the Salesian Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, with notable co-consecrators including Marcel Gérin y Boulay and Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga.

On April 14, 1984, he succeeded Gérin y Boulay as the Bishop of Choluteca in Honduras, a position he held until his retirement in 2005. During his tenure, he was actively involved in the Special Assembly for America of the Synod of Bishops in 1997, contributing to the Church's mission in the region.

After reaching the ordinary retirement age of seventy-five, Corriveau's resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on December 17, 2005. He continued to reside in Honduras until 2021, when he returned to Canada. Raúl Corriveau passed away in Montreal on December 30, 2025, at the age of ninety-five, leaving behind a legacy of dedication and service.