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Archdiocese Of Sherbrooke
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke ( la, Archidioecesis Sherbrookensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the civil province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Nicolet and Saint-Hyacinthe. It is currently led by Luc Cyr. As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 107 parishes, 195 active diocesan priests, 107 religious priests, and 291,000 Catholics. It also has 1,012 women religious, 197 religious brothers, and 18 permanent deacons. History By 1830, Irish and French Canadian Catholics in the area worshipped at a small chapel dedicated to St. Columban. In 1874, the Diocese of Sherbrooke was created from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. Antoine Racine was appointed the first bishop. The following year, Racine founded the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée, taught he theology for a number of years. Bishops Diocesan bishops The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Sherbrooke and their terms of service: * Anto ...
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ...
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Séminaire De Sherbrooke
The Séminaire de Sherbrooke, also known as Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée, is a private educational institution located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Today, the Séminaire offers five years of secondary school and several college programs and continuing education. History Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée (known as St. Charles Seminary in English) was founded by Monseigneur Antoine Racine in 1875, the year after he became the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.Bishop Antoine Racine (1822-1893), First Catholic Bishop of Sherbrooke
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province Of Sherbrooke
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Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and kn ...
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Donald Lapointe
Donald Lapointe (born 25 September 1936 in Disraeli, Quebec) is a Canadian clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church and emeritus auxiliary bishop in Saint-Jérôme. Life On 23 May 1964 Donald Lapointe received the priestly ordination for the bishopric of Sherbrooke. Pope John Paul II appointed him on 26 October 2002 as titular bishop of Octabia,The diocese of Octaba
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André Gaumond
André Gaumond (3 June 1936 – 14 December 2019) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop. Gaumond was born in Canada and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Canada, from 1985 to 1995. He then served as coadjutor archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke ( la, Archidioecesis Sherbrookensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the civil province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Nicolet and Saint-Hyacinthe. It is curre ..., Canada, in 1995 and 1996. Gaumond then served as archbishop of the Sherbrooke Archdiocese from 1996 to 2011. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaumond, Andre 1936 births 2019 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada Roman Catholic archbishops of Sherbrooke Roman Catholic bishops of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière ...
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Jean-Marie Fortier
Jean-Marie Fortier (July 1, 1920 – October 31, 2002) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Gaspé, and Archbishop of Sherbrooke. Born in Quebec City, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ..., Fortier was ordained a priest in 1944. In 1960, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec. In 1965, he was appointed Bishop of Gaspé and was made Archbishop of Sherbrooke in 1968. He retired in 1996 and died in 2002. Notes 1920 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada Roman Catholic archbishops of Sherbrooke French Quebecers Participants in the Second Vatican Council People from Quebec City Roman Catholic bishops of Gaspé {{Canada-RC-bishop-s ...
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Georges Cabana
Georges Cabana (October 23, 1894 – February 6, 1986) was a Canadians, Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke, Archbishop of Sherbrooke from 1952 to 1967. Born in Granby, Quebec, Cabana studied at the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke, Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, and the Grand Séminaire de Montréal. He was ordained a priest in 1918. In 1941, he was made Titular Archbishop of Anchialus and was Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba. In 1952, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sherbrooke and became the Archbishop of Sherbrooke in 1952. He attended the Second Vatican Council and was a member of the Coetus Internationalis Patrum. He resigned in 1967 and was appointed Titular Archbishop of Succuba. He died in 1986. References Fonds Georges Cabana External links
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Philippe Desranleau
Philippe-Servulo Desranleau (April 3, 1882 – May 28, 1952) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the Archbishop of Sherbrooke from 1951 to 1952. Born in Saint-Sébastien-d'Iberville, Quebec, Desranleau studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Grand Séminaire de Montréal. He was ordained as a priest in 1909. In 1937, he was appointed Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ... of Sala and a Coadjutor Bishop of Sherbrooke. He was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1941 and was made the first archbishop in 1951. He served until his death in 1952. External links Fonds Philippe Desranleau 1882 births 1952 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Sherbrooke 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada Roman Catholic archbishops of Sher ...
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Alphonse-Osias Gagnon
Alphonse-Osias Gagnon (December 31, 1860 – February 12, 1941) was a Canadians, Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke, Bishop of Sherbrooke from 1927 to 1941. Biography Born in Bonsecours, Quebec, Bonsecours, Canada East, Gagnon studied at the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke from 1875 to 1880. He was ordained a priest in 1883. From 1895 to 1897, he studied in Paris where he received a Master of Arts degree. Returning to Canada, he held different teaching positions at the Séminaire. In 1923, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Pegae and was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1927. He served until his death in 1941. References Fonds Alphonse-Osias Gagnon External links
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Paul LaRocque
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Antoine Racine
Antoine Racine (January 26, 1822 – July 17, 1893) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the 1st Bishop of Sherbrooke from 1874 to 1893. He is buried in the Cathedral in Sherbrooke. Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée (known as St. Charles Seminary in English) was founded by Racine in 1875, the year after he became the first Bishop of Sherbrooke. A degree-granting institution, perhaps its most famous alumnus was Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada (french: premier ministre du Canada, link=no) is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Hou ... Louis St. Laurent, who graduated in 1902. He is the namesake of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue parish, also known as St-Antoine-de-Lennoxville. References External links * * 1822 births 1893 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada Burials in Quebec Roman Catholic bi ...
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