Georges Gauthier

Georges Gauthier
Archbishop of Montreal
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ArchdioceseMontreal
Installed1939
Term ended1940
PredecessorPaul Bruchési
SuccessorJoseph Charbonneau
Personal details
Born(1871-10-09)9 October 1871
Montreal, Quebec
Died31 August 1940(1940-08-31) (aged 68)

Georges Gauthier (9 October 1871 – 31 August 1940) was a French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Université de Montréal.

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.

References

  • "Catholic-Hierarchy profile". Retrieved March 6, 2006.[self-published source]

External links

Academic offices
New office Recteur de l'Université de Montréal
1920 – 1923
Succeeded by
André-Vincent-Joseph Piette
Religious titles
Preceded by
Paul Bruchési
Archbishop of Montreal
1939 – 1940
Succeeded by
Joseph Charbonneau



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