Como si le estuviran esperando.

Le sucede el coadjutor por lo que es posible que la renuncia se debiera a motivos de salud.

Bollettino de la Santa Sede del 11. VII. 2026:

Rinunce e nomine, 11.07.2026

Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Saint-Jean-Longueuil (Canada)

Il Santo Padre ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale della Diocesi di Saint-Jean-Longueuil (Canada) presentata da S.E. Mons. Claude Hamelin. Gli succede S.E. Mons. Martin Laliberté, P.M.E., finora Vescovo Coadiutore della diocesi

Bishop Claude Hamelin

Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Motto: Joie Et Espérance

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
10 Jul 1951	75.00	Born
3 Dec 1977	26.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
22 Dec 2015	64.4	Appointed	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
22 Dec 2015	64.4	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Apollonia
18 Mar 2016	64.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Apollonia
5 Nov 2019	68.3	Appointed	Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
10 Jan 2020	68.5	Installed	Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
11 Jul 2026	75.0	Retired	Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Ad Limina – May 2017: Bishop

Event	Place
Birth Place	Sherrington
Ordained Bishop	St-Jean l’Evangéliste, Cathedral, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu