List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Quebec explained
Archbishopric: | Quebec |
Border: | catholic |
Image Alt: | A bespectacled man wearing a black cassock and Roman collar |
Coat: | Coat of Arms of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Québec City.svg |
Coat Caption: | Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Quebec |
Coat Alt: | Green galero with 15 tassels on each side over a shield topped by a mitre, patriarchal cross, and crozier, along with the Latin motto "Tales ambio defensores" at the bottom |
Incumbent: | Gérald Lacroix |
Cathedral: | Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec |
Archdiocese: | Quebec |
The archbishop of Quebec is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. As the archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province encompassing the north-central part of the province of Quebec,[1] the Archbishop of Quebec also administers the bishops who head the suffragan dioceses of Chicoutimi, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, and Trois-Rivières.[2] The current archbishop is Gérald Lacroix.
The archdiocese began as the Vicariate Apostolic of New France, which was created on April 11, 1658.[3] [4] François de Laval was appointed its first bishop, and under his reign, the Séminaire de Québec was established.[5] On October 1, 1674, the vicariate was elevated to the status of diocese.[4] It was raised to the level of archdiocese on January 12, 1819,[4] and subsequently became a metropolitan see when the ecclesiastical province of Quebec was constituted in 1844. In recognition of its status as the first diocese north of Mexico and New Spain,[6] the Archdiocese of Quebec was designated as the country's primatial see on January 24, 1956.[4] [7] Maurice Roy became the first archbishop to hold the honorific title of Primate of Canada.[8]
Fifteen men have been Archbishop of Quebec; another ten were heads of its antecedent jurisdictions. Of these, seven were members of institutes of consecrated life or societies of apostolic life. Eight archbishops were elevated to the College of Cardinals.[9] [10] Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly, the eighth ordinary of the archdiocese, was the first bishop to be born in Canada. His immediate successor, Jean-François Hubert, whose episcopacy spanned from 1788 to 1797, was the first bishop born in Quebec City. Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier had the longest tenure as Bishop of Quebec, serving for 39 years from 1688 to 1727, while Paul-Eugène Roy held the position for seven months (1925–1926), marking the shortest archiepiscopacy.
List of ordinaries
Apostolic Vicars of New France
Bishops of Quebec
Archbishops of Quebec
References
General
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- Web site: Mgr Henri-Marie Dubreil de Pontbriand. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625034616/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/6-2/. June 25, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Jean-Olivier Briand. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625033305/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/7-2/. June 25, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625032232/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/8-2/. June 25, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Jean-François Hubert. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625031814/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/9-2/. June 25, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Pierre Denaut. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625030746/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/10-2/. June 25, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Bernard-Claude Panet. June 23, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623090108/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/12-mgr-bernard-claude-panet/. June 23, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Joseph Signay. June 23, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623080151/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/13-mgr-joseph-signay/. June 23, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Pierre-Flavien Turgeon. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623064213/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/14-mgr-pierre-flavien-turgeon/. June 23, 2020.
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- Web site: Mgr Charles-François Baillargeon. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623031440/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/15-charles-framcois-baillargeon/. June 23, 2020.
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- Web site: Card. Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623030200/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/16-card-elzear-alexandre-taschereau/. June 23, 2020.
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- Encyclopedia: Routhier. Gilles. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Roy, Paul-Eugène. June 22, 2020. 15. 2005. University of Toronto / Université Laval. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623004833/http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roy_paul_eugene_15E.html. June 23, 2020.
- Web site: Mgr Paul-Eugène Roy. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623005244/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/18-mgr-paul-eugene-roy/. June 23, 2020.
- Web site: Card. Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P.. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623003348/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/19-card-raymond-marie-rouleau-o-p/. June 23, 2020.
- Web site: Card. Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, O.M.I.. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200623002325/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/20-card-jean-marie-rodrigue-villeneuve-o-m-i/. June 23, 2020.
- Web site: Card. Maurice Roy. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622235811/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/21-card-maurice-roy/. June 22, 2020.
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- Web site: Vachon Card. Louis-Albert. June 22, 2020. Holy See Press Office. Holy See. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622233926/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_vachon_la.html. June 22, 2020.
- Web site: Card. Louis-Albert Vachon. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625061729/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/22-card-louis-albert-vachon/. June 25, 2020.
- Web site: Mgr Maurice Couture, s.v.. June 22, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622120609/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/23-mgr-maurice-couture-s-v/. June 22, 2020.
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- Web site: Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S.. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625062326/https://archivesacrq.org/biographies/eveques-et-archeveques-de-quebec/24-card-marc-ouellet-p-s-s/. June 25, 2020.
- Web site: Ouellet Card. Marc, P.S.S.. June 22, 2020. Holy See Press Office. Holy See. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607125500/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_ouellet_m.html. June 7, 2020.
- Web site: Lacroix Card. Gérald Cyprien, I.S.P.X.. June 22, 2020. Holy See Press Office. Holy See. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622112022/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_lacroix_gc.html. June 22, 2020.
- Web site: Card. Gérald Cyprien Lacroix. June 24, 2020. Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625062619/https://archivesacrq.org/contact/archives-diocesaines-2/25-mgr-gerald-cyprien-lacroix/. June 25, 2020.