Alphonse-Osias Gagnon (December 31, 1860 – February 12, 1941) was a

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priest and Bishop of Sherbrooke from 1927 to 1941.

Biography

Born in Bonsecours,

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, 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

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of Pegae and was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1927. He served until his death in 1941.

References

Fonds Alphonse-Osias Gagnon

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1860 births 1941 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Sherbrooke 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada {{Canada-RC-bishop-stub