Maurice Couture Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Maurice Couture
Honorific-Suffix:R.S.V.
Archbishop of Quebec
Church:Roman Catholic
Archdiocese:Québec
Province:Québec
See:Québec
Appointed:March 17, 1990
Term End:November 15, 2002
Predecessor:Louis-Albert Vachon
Other Post:Primate Emeritus of Canada
Ordination:June 17, 1951
Consecration:October 22, 1982
Consecrated By:Louis-Albert Vachon
Birth Date:3 November 1926
Birth Place:Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec
Death Place:Quebec

Maurice Couture, (November 3, 1926 – January 19, 2018)[1] was a Canadian Catholic bishop who served as Archbishop of Québec from 1990 until his retirement in 2002. Born in Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec, he was ordained a priest in 1951. He was Bishop of Baie-Comeau from 1988 until 1990.

In 2003, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

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  1. https://www.lesoleil.com/actualite/mgr-maurice-couture-meurt-a-91-ans-e6ee7352ade986d8d5f76170ae9a7d6f Maurice Couture's obituary