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Months after being released from jail, Rev. Joseph LeClair is once again an active member of the clergy, ministering to parishioners in the Archdiocese of Moncton in New Brunswick.

The Citizen has learned that LeClair, 57, widely known as Father Joe, is now serving as an assistant priest at Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish, which is comprised of four churches in and around Moncton.

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He has been in his new position since January.

LeClair, a native of Prince Edward Island, quietly resettled on the East Coast two months after being released from the Central East Region Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., where he served two-thirds of a year-long sentence for theft and fraud.

He remains subject to a probation order issued by Ontario Court Justice Jack Nadelle in March 2014.

In a brief interview Wednesday, LeClair said he was happy to be back in a priestly ministry. His new parishioners have been told about his past.”They know where I’ve been and what I’ve been through, yes,” he said.