Maurice Roy
Institut Catholique de Paris | |
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| Motto | In Nomine Jesu ("In the name of Jesus") |
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| Styles of Maurice Roy | |
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His Eminence | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Quebec |
Maurice Roy cardinalate in 1965.
Early life
Roy was born in
Canadian Army during World War II. He served in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany from 1939 to 1943 and attained the rank of colonel. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his "extremely courageous conduct" as a chaplain in the war.[1] Resuming his teaching posts upon his return to Canada in 1945, Roy was named superior
of the seminary in December of that same year.
Bishop
On February 22, 1946, Roy was appointed
Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame. His episcopal motto was In nomine Jesu.[2]
Roy became Bishop of the Catholic Military Vicariate of Canada on June 8 of the same year, later resigning from the post on March 12, 1982, after thirty-five years of service.
Archbishop
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A little over a year after Roy's first episcopal appointment, Pope Pius raised him to
Canadian Church
upon Quebec's elevation to that ecclesiastical rank on January 24, 1956.
Roy condemned the supposed
Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Ss. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi by Pope Paul VI in the consistory of February 22, 1965. He was named the first President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace on January 6, 1967, and then first President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
on January 11, 1973.
As President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, it was to Roy, that Pope Paul VI addressed his apostolic letter of 14 May 1971, Octogesima adveniens commemorating the eightieth anniversary of Rerum novarum and discussing the role of the laity and local churches in responding to situations of injustices.
In 1971 Roy was made a Companion of the
October 1978, and stepped down as Quebec's archbishop on March 20, 1981,[2]
after a period of thirty-three years.
Roy died in his sleep at a hospital in Quebec, at age 80. He is buried in the
confirmation, priestly ordination, episcopal consecration, installment as Archbishop of Quebec, and burial all took place at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.[5]
Honours
Canada:
Order of Canada – (early 1970s)[6]
United Kingdom:
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire - (late 1940s)[7]
References
- ^ TIME Magazine. Youth in the Archbishopric June 16, 1947
- ^ a b Miranda, Salvador. "Roy, Maurice", Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- ^ TIME Magazine. Miracle Business October 3, 1949
- ^ TIME Magazine. The Church Said No February 7, 1955
- ^ TIME Magazine. Enthronement August 4, 1947
- ^ "Cuban Cardinal Awarded Isabella Order". ACI Prensa (in Spanish). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ TIME Magazine. Youth in the Archbishopric June 16, 1947
External links
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
- Catholic-Hierarchy
- Maurice Roy at Find a Grave
- Cardinal Roy on Being a Military Chaplain
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