Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet (August 14, 1922 – August 13, 2009) was the

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of the

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, from his appointment on April 27, 1973, until his

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on October 16, 1992. He remained Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski until his death in 2009. Ouellet was born in Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada, which is now part of Brompton, on August 14, 1922. He was Bishop of Gaspé from 1968 until 1975. He died on August 13, 2009, at the age of 86, one day before his 87th birthday.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Archbishop Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. †Décès de Mgr Gilles Ouellet
1922 births 2009 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada People from Rimouski People from Sherbrooke Roman Catholic archbishops of Rimouski Roman Catholic bishops of Gaspé {{Quebec-bio-stub