James was born at Whycocomagh, in 1925. He studied at St. Joseph's College in Memramcook and joined the Congregation of the . Following studies at Seminary in Montreal he was ordained in 1 953 at Woodstock , Ontario . After serving awhile on the mission band Father MacDonald was superior of the Seminary at Memramcook and of the House of Studies in Fredericton . He then was pastor for a number of years at St. Michael's in Waterloo, Ontario . In 1978 Father MacDonald was named Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario and four years later was appointed Bishop of Charlottetown , being installed here in October, 1982. On the Island he followed a brisk pace of pastoral activities, including the introduction of the RCIA process to the diocese. He also launched GIFT (giving in faith together), a very successful six million dollar financial campaign for the diocese. During his time here, a bishop's residence was purchased at York Point , leaving the former one on Road to become a diocesan office complex. In 1991 Bishop MacDonald was appointed Archbishop of St. John's, Newfoundland and after a busy ten years there he retired in 2001 and now lives in Windsor, Ontario . at the Grand Seminary of Montreal and was ordained in 1969 at Antigonish. Father Fougere served his first three years as parish assistant at Mount Carmel parish, New Waterford and the next three as pastor at Louisdale. From 1 975 to 1 982 he was a member of the Antigonish diocesan missionary team in Honduras. Bishop Vernon Fougere (1992- )__________________ Vernon is a native of Petit de Grat, and was born in 1943. After graduating from St. F.X. University he studied Following the missions he took further theological studies at the University of California. In 1984 he became parish priest at Bras d'Or and in 1 988 he was appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Antigonish, Director of Pastoral Services for the diocese and pastor of St. Augustine's Parish , Sydney. In December, 1991 Father Fougere was appointed Bishop of Charlottetown , being 40 ♦ Our Bishops