Nevada & New Hampshire

William Gagnon was born and baptized on May 16, 1905 in Dover, New Hampshire. He died February 28, 1972 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He was a professed Religious of the Hospitaller Order of St John, taking vows on November 20, 1932 in Montreal, Canada.

On January 18, 1952, William and two Canadian Brothers arrived at the Bui-Chu Mission, in the North of Vietnam. He served for 17 years, implementing the Order in Vietnam and ministering to thousands of refugees. He had a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Brother William Gagnon died in Saigon, Vietnam on February 28, 1972. He was declared Venerable December 15, 2015.