François-Xavier Brunet
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François-Xavier Brunet was a Canadian
Roman Catholic priest and bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec
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Baptized in the parish of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, he moved to Ottawa in 1873. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1890 from the College of Ottawa. He then decided to become a priest and studied theology at the Grand Séminaire d'Ottawa. He was ordained by Archbishop Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
of Ottawa in 1893. In 1913, he was appointed the fist bishop of the new diocese of Mont-Laurier, which was created from parts of the Archdiocese of Montréal and the Archdiocese of Ottawa.
He died in Montreal in 1922.
Canada
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Roman Catholic priest and bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. It is currently led by Bishop Vital Massé....
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Baptized in the parish of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec, he moved to Ottawa in 1873. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1890 from the College of Ottawa. He then decided to become a priest and studied theology at the Grand Séminaire d'Ottawa. He was ordained by Archbishop Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Ottawa.Born in Contrecœur, Lower Canada, he became Bishop of Ottawa in 1874 and Archbishop of Ottawa in 1886.-References:...
of Ottawa in 1893. In 1913, he was appointed the fist bishop of the new diocese of Mont-Laurier, which was created from parts of the Archdiocese of Montréal and the Archdiocese of Ottawa.
He died in Montreal in 1922.