Joseph-Eugène Limoges
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Monseigneur Joseph-Eugène Limoges (November 15, 1879 – March 1, 1965) was a
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prelate who was Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec from 1922 to 1965. Born in Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec, 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 {{Canada-RC-bishop-stub