Martin Veillette (born 16 November 1936 in La Tuque, in Quebec) is a Canadian bishop, theologian, philosopher, sociologist and teacher.

[1] Born in a family of eleven children, he studied at Saint-Joseph seminar and at Laval University where he obtained a baccalaureate in arts.

[2] On November 21, 1996, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Trois-Rivières to succeed Laurent Noël.

At the Quebec Bishops' Assembly, he corresponds with the Association of Roman Catholic Cemeteries, chairs the legislative and administrative committees and oversees the mission file.

The pope encourages him to bring back the central place of the Eucharist in the liturgical celebration and to fight subjectivist secularism.