Édouard Gagnon
His Eminence Édouard Gagnon Port-Daniel, Quebec, Canada | |
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Died | August 25, 2007 Saint-Sulpice Seminary, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 89)
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of St Paul in Alberta, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Elena, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications |
Motto | Ad obediendum fidei |
Coat of arms |
Styles of Édouard Gagnon | |
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His Eminence | |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | San Marcello al Corso |
Édouard Gagnon,
Biography
Édouard Gagnon was born in
Father Gagnon was admitted to the
Gagnon was named
He held several important posts in the
In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[4] He opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Canada in 2005.
He died on August 25, 2007, in Montreal at the Saint-Sulpice Seminary. The funeral Mass was at Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal. On hearing of his death, Pope Benedict XVI said that Cardinal Gagnon was a "faithful pastor who, with an evangelical spirit, consecrated his life in service to Christ and his Church."[3]
Special Assignments
In 1987 Cardinal Gagnon was given the task of seeking a rapprochement with Archbishop
Legacy
Cardinal Gagnon lectured at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C. The Edouard Cardinal Gagnon Professorship of Fundamental Theology was created at the Institute by the Knights of Columbus in honorable memory of Cardinal Gagnon.[2]
References
- ^ a b c ""Biography of Cardinal Édouard Gagnon, p.s.s.", Society of the priests of Saint-Sulpice, Province of Canada". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ a b "Knights Mourn Death of Cardinal Edouard Gagnon", Knights of Columbus, 27 August 2007
- ^ a b Moynihan, Robert. "A Dying Cardinal", Catholic Exchange
- ^ a b "Cardinal Edouard Gagnon 1918 – 2007", Catholic Insight, November 2007