Installed 1939 Term ended 1940 Predecessor Paul Bruchesi | Successor Joseph Charbonneau Name Georges Gauthier | |
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Born 9 October 1871
Montreal, Quebec ( 1871-10-09 ) Died August 31, 1940, Montreal, Canada Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal | ||
Georges gauthier
Georges Gauthier (9 October 1871 – 31 August 1940) was a French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Université de Montréal.
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Biography
Born 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.
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