Alphonse-Osias Gagnon
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Alphonse-Osias Gagnon was a Canadian
Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Sherbrooke
from 1927 to 1941.
Born in Bonsecours
, Canada East
, Gagnon studied at the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke from 1875 to 1880. He was ordained a priest in 1883. From 1895 to 1897, he studied in Paris where he received a Master of Arts degree. Returning to Canada, he held different teaching positions at the Séminaire. In 1923, he was appointed Titular Bishop
of Pegae and was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1927. He served until his death in 1941.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Sherbrooke
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Nicolet and Saint-Hyacinthe. It is currently led by Archbishop André Gaumond....
from 1927 to 1941.
Born in Bonsecours
Bonsecours, Quebec
Bonsecours is a village of 500 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec....
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, Gagnon studied at the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke from 1875 to 1880. He was ordained a priest in 1883. From 1895 to 1897, he studied in Paris where he received a Master of Arts degree. Returning to Canada, he held different teaching positions at the Séminaire. In 1923, he was appointed Titular Bishop
Titular bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...
of Pegae and was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1927. He served until his death in 1941.