Germain Morin ( bap. 15 January 1642 – 20 August 1702) was born in

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and the first Canadian to be ordained priest. Morin is known to have been at the

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in 1659 and to have been part of the organization and singing of masses. In that year he had the

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conferred on him by Bishop Laval Morin's main contribution to the early church in

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was his execution of his duties as secretary of the bishopric of Quebec. After 1670, he served as a parish priest in a number of locations. He died at the

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External links

Biography of Germain Morin
at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
''The Canadian Encyclopedia''
1702 deaths Roman Catholic priests in New France Year of birth unknown {{Canada-clergy-stub