Archdiocese Sherbrooke Successor Andre Gaumond Predecessor Georges Cabana | Term ended 1996 Installed 1968 Name Jean-Marie Fortier | |
Other posts Bishop of Gaspe (1965-1968) | ||
Jean-Marie Fortier (July 1, 1920 – October 31, 2002) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Gaspé, and Archbishop of Sherbrooke.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Fortier was ordained a priest in 1944. In 1960, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec. In 1965, he was appointed Bishop of Gaspé and was made Archbishop of Sherbrooke in 1968. He retired in 1996 and died in 2002.
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