Type: | Bishop |
Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. | |
Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
See: | Saint-Hyacinthe |
Term: | 1967-79 |
Predecessor: | Bishop Arthur Douville |
Successor: | Bishop Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. |
Ordination: | 1936 |
Birth Date: | August 5, 1911 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada |
Death Place: | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada |
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Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. (August 5, 1911 - April 2, 2009) was Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, and the oldest Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church at the time of his death.
He was ordained a priest in the order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate on May 24, 1936.[1] He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Amos, Quebec, Canada on August 12, 1957. He was ordained Bishop of Bagis on September 14, 1957. He was appointed Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec on June 13, 1967. He retired on July 18, 1979.