Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (March 23, 1879 – October 23, 1941) was a

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priest and the first Archbishop of

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. Born in

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, he was of Acadian descent on his father's side. Melanson moved to

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when he was little. Melanson studied theology in Rimouski and Montreal. He was ordained on July 9, 1905. He was consecrated Bishop of

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in 1933 and became Archbishop of

in 1936.

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Catholic-Hierarchy entry
1879 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada People from Trois-Rivières Roman Catholic archbishops of Moncton {{Canada-RC-bishop-stub