Georges Gauthier (9 October 1871 – 31 August 1940) was a French Canadian archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Université de Montréal.
Georges Gauthier | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Montreal | |
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| Archdiocese | Montreal |
| Installed | 1939 |
| Term ended | 1940 |
| Predecessor | Paul Bruchési |
| Successor | Joseph Charbonneau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1871 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | 31 August 1940 (aged 68) |
Biography
editBorn in Montreal, Quebec, the son of François-Xavier Gauthier and Marie Généreux, he was ordained a priest in 1894 and ordained a bishop in 1912. On 20 September 1939, he was appointed the third archbishop of Montreal and served until his death in 1940.
In 1917, he was appointed vice-rector of the Université Laval à Montréal and when it became an independent school in 1920 he served as the first rector until 1923.
References
edit- "Catholic-Hierarchy profile". Retrieved March 6, 2006.[self-published source]
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