Pierre Denaut (20 July 1743 – 17 January 1806) was the tenth bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Quebec and the last before it became an Archdiocese.

Shortly after his ordination he served as parish priest at Soulange, having responsibility for the missions at Vaudreuil and Ile Perrot.

According to Appleton's "The Duke of Kent, was then holding court in Quebec, and at the same time carrying on an intrigue with a married woman in the neighboring village of Beauport.

The parish priest of this town secretly favored the liaison, and, to reward his complaisance, the young prince used every effort to have him appointed coadjutor bishop.

In presence of this unexpected resistance, the Canadian government withdrew their candidate, and General Prescott, the governor of the province, who opposed the appointment, finally yielded to the demands of public opinion.

[1] He put an end to the celebration of patronal feasts in parishes where they gave rise to disorders, and worked closely with the religious congregations established in his diocese.

[3] He resisted the encroachments of a British governor claiming the right of presentation to parishes, and opposed the "Royal Institution" investing Protestants with the control of public instruction.