Monseigneur Joseph-Eugène Limoges (November 15, 1879 – March 1, 1965) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

prelate who was Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec from 1922 to 1965. Born in

Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec The village of Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec, Canada, was the historic seat of Deux Montagnes County from 1834 until its amalgamation with neighbouring towns in 1971. Two years later, it was renamed to Mirabel. The village was named after Saint Sc ...

, he was ordained in 1902. Appointed bishop by

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, he was consecrated by Bishop Joseph-Médard Émard. He died in 1965.

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1879 births 1965 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada Participants in the Second Vatican Council Roman Catholic bishops of Mont-Laurier People from Mirabel, Quebec French Quebecers {{Canada-RC-bishop-stub