Installed December 16, 1936 Term ended October 23, 1941 Ordination July 9, 1905 | Successor Norbert Robichaud Predecessor None | |
Other posts Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan Born March 23, 1879
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec ( 1879-03-23 ) Name Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson Died October 23, 1941, Moncton, Canada Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton | ||
Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (March 23, 1879 – October 23, 1941) was a Canadian priest and the first Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick.
Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Melanson moved to New Richmond, Quebec when he was little. Melanson studied theology in Rimouski and Montreal. He was ordained on July 9, 1905. He was consecrated Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan in 1933 and became Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick in 1936.
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