Father Hubert Joseph Paquet

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Hubert Paquet, a priest of the Diocese of Portland who passed away on August 15, 2024, at the age of 97.

Born in Saint Honoré, Quebec, in 1927, Father Paquet was one of 14 children of Albert J. and Oberline (Begin) Paquet. The family moved to the Biddeford-Saco area in 1937 where he attended St. André School. He then attended St. Hyacinth’s Seminary in Toronto, Ontario, for his high school and college studies before entering St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto as a seminarian for the Diocese of Portland.

He was ordained a priest on June 4, 1955, by Bishop Daniel Feeney at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland and served as temporary chaplain at St. Joseph Convent in Portland. He would go on to serve at parishes throughout Maine during his 42 years of active ministry, including St. Agatha in St. Agatha, Sacred Heart in Auburn, Holy Family in Sanford, Sacred Heart in Yarmouth, St. Joseph in Eastport, St. Ann at Pleasant Point, St. Theresa in Oakland, St. Louis in Auburn, St. Peter in East Millinocket, and St. Matthew in Limerick.

Upon his retirement from active ministry in 1997, Bishop Joseph Gerry, OSB, wrote, "You have been a loving, caring, holy priest these 42 years."

Father Paquet is survived by a brother, Gerard Paquette, and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services 

Visitation will be at St. Joseph Church, 178 Elm Street in Biddeford, on Tuesday, August 27, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford on Wednesday, August 28, at 11 a.m. Bishop James Ruggieri will be the principal celebrant.

Commitment will take place at St. Joseph's Cemetery, 120 West Street in Biddeford, following the Mass.