Martin Veillette
Priesthood
Priesthood
----------

He was ordained a priest in [Trois\-Rivières](/wiki/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res "Trois-Rivières") on June 12, 1960\. Mgr [Laurent Noël](/wiki/Laurent_No%C3%ABl "Laurent Noël") gives him several important positions in the diocesan hierarchical organization: he heads the Vocations Office, the Office of the Clergy and the [Great Seminary of Quebec](/wiki/Great_Seminary_of_Quebec "Great Seminary of Quebec") and the Diocesan Committee to the [permanent diaconate](/wiki/Permanent_diaconate "Permanent diaconate").

On 1986, he is appointed titular bishop of [Valabria](/wiki/Valabria "Valabria"). Mgr [Louis\-Albert Vachon](/wiki/Louis-Albert_Vachon "Louis-Albert Vachon") is his main consecrator and Mgrs [Laurent Noël](/wiki/Laurent_No%C3%ABl "Laurent Noël") and [Jean\-Guy Hamelin](/wiki/Jean-Guy_Hamelin "Jean-Guy Hamelin") are his main coconsecrators.Article « Mgr Martin Veillette ordonnée aujourd’hui » (*English: Bishop Martin Veillette ordained today*), by Michelle Roy\-Guérin, Le Nouvelliste, December 13 1986, p. 1\.

On November 21, 1996, [Pope John Paul II](/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II "Pope John Paul II") named him [Bishop of Trois\-Rivières](/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res "Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières") to succeed [Laurent Noël](/wiki/Laurent_No%C3%ABl "Laurent Noël"). The 1997 takes place its official care of the episcopal see.Article « Mgr Martin Veillette nommé évêque de Trois\-Rivières » (*English: Bishop Martin Veillette appointed Bishop of Trois\-Rivières*), Le Nouvelliste, Cahier\-souvenir, January 4 1997, p. 2\-S.

At the [Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops](/wiki/Canadian_Conference_of_Catholic_Bishops "Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops"), he chairs the Committee on Social Communications and deals with the introduction of a "pastoral ministry of the sea" while dealing with the various [secular institutes](/wiki/Secular_institutes "Secular institutes").

At the [Quebec Bishops' Assembly](/wiki/Quebec_Bishops%27_Assembly "Quebec Bishops' Assembly"), he corresponds with the Association of Roman Catholic Cemeteries, chairs the legislative and administrative committees and oversees the mission file.

In May 2006, he travels to [Rome](/wiki/Rome "Rome") and meets the Pope [Benedict XVI](/wiki/Benedict_XVI "Benedict XVI"), saying he is impressed by his visit. The pope encourages him to bring back the central place of the Eucharist in the liturgical celebration and to fight subjectivist [secularism](/wiki/Secularism "Secularism").

In 2007, he was elected head of the [assembly of bishops of Quebec](/wiki/Assembly_of_bishops_of_Quebec "Assembly of bishops of Quebec"). He presented a testimony to the [Bouchard\-Taylor commission](/wiki/Bouchard-Taylor_commission "Bouchard-Taylor commission") in favor of [open secularism](/wiki/Open_secularism "Open secularism").


How might one balance the central place of the Eucharist in liturgical celebration with other considerations?