We were delighted to welcome The Right Rev. Ogé Beauvoir to the Diocese of Montreal this Fall. He has been appointed as Interim Priest-in-charge at St. Paul’s, Cote-des-Neiges and has also agreed to take over the duties of Archdeacon of Montreal.
Although he has moved to Montreal from Haiti, Monseigneur Ogé is not new to the city. Years ago he studied at both the Université de Montréal and the Montreal Diocesan Theological College. At the former, he obtained a Bachelor in Theology in 1988 and a Master of Arts in 1993 and at Dio he received a Diploma in Ministry in 1989.
After receiving his Diploma from Dio, Ogé was ordained deacon in Montreal and was then priested in 1990 by Archbishop Reginald Hollis at Christ Church Cathedral.
Monseigneur Ogé has also served in Montreal parishes; starting as Curate at St. Margaret, Mascouche and then at St. Ignatius, Montreal North. Later, he was appointed Priest-in-charge at St. Ignatius until August 1991, when The Anglican Church of Canada sent him to his native land of Haiti as a Canadian missionary.
Monseigneur Ogé has an impressive and expansive ministry resume having served at the National Office of the Anglican Church of Canada as Mission Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East from 1996-1999 and also as Program Associate for the Global South and Telecommunications at Trinity Church, Wall Street, Diocese of New York from 1999 to 2004.
Following his experience in New York, he returned to Haiti to serve as Dean of the Theological Seminary from 2005 to 2012. In 2012, he was consecrated bishop in the Diocese of Haiti where he served as Bishop-in-charge of the Northern Region until 2015.
Since that time until his retirement, he has been the executive director of Food For the Poor, a non-governmental food security agency in Haiti. He was also a member of Theological Education for the Anglican Communion (TEAC), President of the Francophone Network of the Anglican Communion, and President of Religions For Peace Haiti.
Though he spent most of his 33 years of Ordained ministry in administrative positions, Monseigneur Ogé confesses that it is indeed Parish ministry that keeps him grounded, and closer to his pastoral calling.
He is enjoying his time at St Paul’s, recognizing the work of his predecessor the Ven James Bennett, whom he knew during his previous time in the Diocese. Ogé commended his “commitment to the Parish and to its people.”
Monseigneur Ogé noted the Diocese of Montreal that he left 31 years ago has changed dramatically, saying “I am impressed by the diversity of ministries and ministers, the opening to the minorities and the overwhelming hospitality of the Diocesan leadership. I found a church much more inclusive than the one I left in 1991.”
He and his wife Serette have been married for 39 years; they have two grown daughters (Claire 37, and Medge 34), and two grandchildren (Julien 5, and Harper Belle 3).
If you would like to contact Monseigneur Ogé, worship at his church or offer him a personal welcome, email him at [email protected].
