Maurice Couture
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Maurice Couture, GOQ (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.
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Maurice Couture R.S.V. | |
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Archbishop of Quebec | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Québec |
Province | Québec |
See | Québec |
Appointed | March 17, 1990 |
Term ended | November 15, 2002 |
Predecessor | Louis-Albert Vachon |
Successor | Marc Ouellet |
Other post(s) | Primate Emeritus of Canada |
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Ordination | June 17, 1951 |
Consecration | October 22, 1982 by Louis-Albert Vachon |
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Born | (1926-11-03)November 3, 1926 Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec |
Died | January 19, 2018(2018-01-19) (aged 91) Quebec |
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In 2003, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.