Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
Québec, Canada | |
|---|---|
| Buried | Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec |
| Parents | Félix Rouleau Luce Irvine |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Valleyfield (1923-26) |
| Motto | Caritas veritas ("Truth in charity") |
| Coat of arms |  |
Félix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau cardinalate in 1927.[1]
Early life
One of eleven children, Félix Rouleau was born in
Saint-Hyacinthe
on December 8, 1886.
Taking the name Raymond-Marie, Rouleau made his final vows on August 3, 1888. He studied theology under Antonin Sertillanges at the Dominican monastery in Corbara, on the island of Corsica. He made his final vows on August 4, 1891.[1]
Priesthood
Rouleau was
master of novices at the Dominican novitiate
in Saint-Hyacinthe until 1897. He was also director of studies (1897–1898) and regent of studies (1898–1900) at the novitiate.
From 1900 to 1909, Rouleau was
Franco-Ontarian community in the dispute over Regulation 17, which forbade French instruction in Ontario schools. He served as provincial superior of the Dominicans in Canada from 1919 to 1923.[3]
Episcopal career
On March 9, 1923, Rouleau was appointed the second
episcopal consecration on the following May 22 from Archbishop Pietro di Maria, with Bishops Félix Couturier, OP, and Georges Gauthier serving as co-consecrators
.
Rouleau was later named the seventh
Extreme Unction but later convalesced.[4]
Rouleau died from
Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral
.
References
- ^ a b c Florida International University, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church section, Biographical Dictionary of Pope Pius XI (1922-1939), Consistory of December 19, 1927
- ^ a b Newspapers.com website, Canada's Third Cardinal Dies in his palace, obituary published in The Ottawa Journal dated June 1, 1931
- ^ a b Encyclopedia.com website, Rouleau, Felix Raymond Marie
- ^ Time.com
External links
- Catholic-Hierarchy entry [self-published]
- Article from La Patrie
- Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau at Find a Grave
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