List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Montreal explained

Archbishopric:Montreal
Border:catholic
Incumbent:Christian Lépine
Cathedral:Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Archdiocese:Montreal
Website:https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en

The archbishop of Montreal is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal, responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. This archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province encompassing the south-central part of the Canadian province of Quebec,[1] which includes the suffragan dioceses of Joliette, Saint-Jean–Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier, and Valleyfield.[2] The current archbishop is Christian Lépine.

The archdiocese began as the Diocese of Montreal, which was established on May 13, 1836. Jean-Jacques Lartigue was appointed its first bishop without prior approval from the British government. Consequently, this set the precedent under which the colonial authorities in Canada began to curtail their interference in the internal matters of the Church, such as the appointment of bishops and the creation of new dioceses. On June 8, 1886, the diocese was elevated to the status of archdiocese by Pope Pius IX. Édouard-Charles Fabre became the first archbishop of the newly formed metropolitan see.

Eight men have been Archbishop of Montreal; another two were bishop of its predecessor diocese. Of these, two were members of the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice (PSS).[3] Three archbishops – Paul-Émile Léger, Paul Grégoire, and Jean-Claude Turcotte – were elevated to the College of Cardinals.[4] Lartigue, the first ordinary of the archdiocese, was also the first of seven bishops and archbishops of Montreal who were born in the city. Paul Bruchési had the longest tenure as Archbishop of Montreal, serving for 42 years (1897–1939), while his immediate successor Georges Gauthier held the position for eleven months (1939–1940), marking the shortest episcopacy.[5]

List of ordinaries

Elevated to the College of Cardinals

Bishops of Montreal

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UntilIncumbentNotesRef(s)
18361840Appointed on May 13, 1836. Died on April 19, 1840.[6] [7]
18401876Coadjutor bishop from 1837 to 1840. Resigned on May 15, 1876. Died on June 8, 1885.[8] [9]
18761886Coadjutor bishop from 1873 to 1876.[10] [11]

Archbishops of Montreal

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UntilIncumbentNotesRef(s)
18861896Became the first Archbishop of Montreal on June 8, 1886. Died on December 30, 1896.
18971939Appointed on June 25, 1897. Died on September 20, 1939.[12] [13]
19391940Auxiliary bishop from 1912 to 1921. Apostolic administrator from 1921 to 1923. Coadjutor archbishop from 1923 to 1939. Died on August 31, 1940.[14] [15]
19401950Coadjutor archbishop from May 1940 to August 1940. Resigned on February 9, 1950. Died on November 19, 1959.[16]
19501968Appointed on March 25, 1950. Elevated to cardinal on January 12, 1953. Resigned on April 20, 1968. Died on November 13, 1991.[17] [18]
19681990Auxiliary bishop from 1961 to 1968. Elevated to cardinal on June 28, 1988. Retired on March 17, 1990, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Died on October 30, 1993.[19]
19902012Auxiliary bishop from 1982 to 1990. Elevated to cardinal on November 26, 1994. Retired on March 20, 2012, after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. Died on April 8, 2015.[20] [21]
2012data-sort-value=2020presentAuxiliary bishop from 2011 to 2012.[22] [23]

References

General

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CCRL Local Chapters. October 25, 2014 . June 21, 2020. Catholic Civil Rights League. Ottawa. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622035222/https://ccrl.ca/chapters/. June 22, 2020.
  2. News: Montreal dioceses hire ex-judge to investigate alleged cases of sexual abuse. March 27, 2019. June 16, 2020. Canadian Catholic News. Grandin Media. Edmonton. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617033639/https://grandinmedia.ca/montreal-dioceses-hire-ex-judge-investigate-alleged-cases-sexual-abuse/. June 17, 2020.
  3. Web site: Biographies of Sulpician bishops. June 21, 2020. Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622042619/http://www.sulpc.org/evsulpc_liste_en.php. June 22, 2020.
  4. News: Canadian cardinals: 1886–2012. January 6, 2012. June 16, 2020. CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. Web site: Archbishop Georges Gauthier (1939–1940) – Other initiatives. June 17, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617095420/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/archbishop-georges-gauthier-1939-1940/other-initiatives. June 17, 2020.
  6. Encyclopedia: Chaussé. Gilles. Lemieux. Lucien. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Lartigue, Jean-Jacques. June 16, 2020. 7. 1988. University of Toronto / Université Laval. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617041426/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lartigue_jean_jacques_7E.html. June 17, 2020.
  7. Web site: Bishop Jean-Jacques Lartigue (1836–1840). June 16, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617040919/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/bishop-jean-jacques-lartigue-1836-1840. June 17, 2020.
  8. Encyclopedia: Sylvain. Philippe. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Bourget, Ignace. June 16, 2020. 11. 1982. University of Toronto / Université Laval. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617044047/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bourget_ignace_11E.html. June 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: Bishop Ignace Bourget (1840–1876). June 16, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617043353/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/bishop-ignace-bourget-1840-1876. June 17, 2020.
  10. Encyclopedia: Young. Brian. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Fabre, Édouard-Charles. June 16, 2020. 12. 1990. University of Toronto / Université Laval. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617051534/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/fabre_edouard_charles_12E.html. June 17, 2020.
  11. Web site: Archbishop Édouard-Charles Fabre (1876–1896). June 16, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617050354/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/archbishop-edouard-charles-fabre-1876-1896. June 17, 2020.
  12. Encyclopedia: Laperrière. Guy. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Bruchési, Paul (baptized Louis-Joseph-Paul-Napoléon; Napoléon). June 16, 2020. 16. 2017. University of Toronto / Université Laval. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617063941/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bruchesi_paul_16E.html. June 17, 2020.
  13. Web site: Archbishop Paul Bruchési (1897–1939). June 16, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617063501/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/archbishop-paul-bruchesi-1897-1939. June 17, 2020.
  14. Encyclopedia: Robillard. Denise. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Gauthier, Georges (baptized Louis-Antoine-Alexandre). June 16, 2020. 16. 2020. University of Toronto / Université Laval. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617064746/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/gauthier_georges_16F.html. June 17, 2020.
  15. Web site: Archbishop Georges Gauthier (1939–1940). June 16, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617064406/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/archbishop-georges-gauthier-1939-1940. June 17, 2020.
  16. Web site: Archbishop Joseph Charbonneau (1940–1950). June 17, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617071947/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/archbishop-joseph-charbonneau-1940-1950. June 17, 2020.
  17. Web site: Paul-Émile Léger (1950–1967). June 17, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617072535/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/paul-emile-leger-1950-1967. June 17, 2020.
  18. News: Canada's 16 Cardinals, 1870–2012. February 13, 2012. June 17, 2020. The Catholic Register. Toronto. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617074609/http://www.catholicregister.org/features/featureseries/item/13828-canada%E2%80%99s-16-cardinals-1870-2012. June 17, 2020.
  19. Web site: Paul Grégoire (1968–1990). June 17, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617080411/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/paul-gregoire-1968-1990. June 17, 2020.
  20. Web site: Jean-Claude Turcotte (1990–2012). June 17, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617080756/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/history/jean-claude-turcotte-1990-2012. June 17, 2020.
  21. Web site: Turcotte Card. Jean-Claude. June 17, 2020. Holy See Press Office. Holy See. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617081233/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_turcotte_jc.html. June 17, 2020.
  22. Web site: Archbishop. June 17, 2020. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617082849/https://www.diocesemontreal.org/en/archdiocese/archbishop. June 17, 2020.
  23. News: Christian Lepine named archbishop of Montreal. Morgan. Lowrie. March 20, 2012. August 6, 2020. CTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702045647/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/christian-lepine-named-archbishop-of-montreal-1.784280. July 2, 2018.

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