Remi De Roo (1924–2022) was one of the youngest bishops at the Second Vatican Council – only 38 years old when it began in 1962. The Council would shape him and his ministry in untold ways, including his understanding of the laity, the role of women, religious life and ministerial priesthood, marriage, poverty, peace, Indigenous Peoples, human rights and ecology. He continued to live out, share and explore the Council’s teachings for the rest of his life, engaging in dialogue and preaching the Gospel in his actions and words.

Bishop Remi De Roo served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Victoria, B.C. from 1962 until his retirement in 1999. As a participant in the Second Vatican Council from its beginning, Bishop De Roo continues to promote the Council’s message today.

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DOUGLAS ROCHE was Canada's Ambassador for Disarmament to the UN from 1984 to 1989, serving as Chairman of the UN Disarmament Committee in 1988. He is an author, parliamentarian, and diplomat, who has specialized throughout his forty-year public career in peace and human security issues. He lectures widely on peace and nuclear disarmament themes. Roche is the author of twenty-one books, including How We Stopped Loving The Bomb and The Human Right to Peace. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He lives in Edmonton.

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