Pope Francis accepts resignation of Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast at age of 76

Vatican City, Dec 4, 2020 / 05:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis accepted Friday the resignation of 76-year-old Canadian Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J. 

The pope confirmed Dec. 4 that Archbishop Marcel Damphousse, 57, would succeed Prendergast as archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, an archdiocese in Ontario formed in May this year.