History

Archbishop John P. Walzer’s Chief Consecrator was Patriarch Andre Barbeau (Andre I). Barbeau was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest on November 21, 1940 and served in that capacity for 28 years in the Archdiocese of Montreal Quebec. In 1968 Barbeau left the Roman Catholic Church and was consecrated a Bishop by pro-uniate Old Catholic Bishops in Europe. He served as patriarch until his death on February 14, 1994. Archbishop Michael Boucher and Archbishop Andre LeTellier were Archbishop Walzer’s co-consecrators.