Louis-Albert Vachon
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| Informal style | Cardinal | |
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Louis-Albert Vachon,
He became a cardinal on May 25, 1985.
History
Vachon was born and raised in
in 1949 with a dissertation entitled "La vertu d'espérance et le péché de présomption : leur nature et leur opposition mutuelle."Father Vachon returned to Quebec in 1949 to take up the position of Professor of Theology, a position he held from 1949 to 1955. In that year he was nominated as Rector of the Grand Seminary of Quebec and vice-rector of the Université Laval. In 1958 he was appointed Domestic Prelate of His Holiness under Pope John XXIII, a title that gave Vachon the rank and style of monsignor.
In 1960 Vachon was asked to assume the position of rector of the University of Laval; he held this position until 1972. He served in various positions with the
Vachon resigned the pastoral government of the Archdiocese and became Archbishop Emeritus of Quebec on March 17, 1990. Following his retirement, he lived in Quebec City and later in
He was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1969, and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 1985.
References
- Cardinal Vachon on catholic-pages.com.
- Obituary of Cardinal Vachon Archived 2019-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
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