Jean-Jacques Lartigue
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Jean-Jacques Lartigue was a Canadian
Roman Catholic who served as the first Bishop
of Montreal
. He was the only son of a noted Montreal family. He attended the best of schools, receiving a solid education, and then articling for three years with a Montreal firm where he developed a lifelong interest in Lower Canada
politics.
In 1797, Lartique gave up a promising career in law and turned toward the priesthood. He then taught and studied for the priesthood under the Sulpicians
. In 1800 he was ordained a priest and in 1806 became a member of the Sulpician community, although he later clashed with that order in the 1830s during his reign as Bishop of Montreal due to his ultramontanist
beliefs.
Lartigue was consecrated vicar-general of Montreal in 1821, and on September 8, 1836 when Montreal was made a bishopric
, he was named as its first bishop. He served in that capacity until his death in 1840. He was succeeded as bishop of Montreal by Ignace Bourget
.
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 who served as the first Bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Montreal
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. The Archbishop of Montréal is Metropolitan of a province that includes the suffragan dioceses of Joliette, Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme, and Valleyfield...
. He was the only son of a noted Montreal family. He attended the best of schools, receiving a solid education, and then articling for three years with a Montreal firm where he developed a lifelong interest in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
politics.
In 1797, Lartique gave up a promising career in law and turned toward the priesthood. He then taught and studied for the priesthood under the Sulpicians
Society of Saint-Sulpice
The Society of Saint-Sulpice is a Catholic Society of Apostolic Life named for Eglise Saint-Sulpice, Paris, in turn named for St. Sulpitius the Pious. Typically, priests become members of the Society of St. Sulpice only after ordination and some years of pastoral work. Uniquely, Sulpicians retain...
. In 1800 he was ordained a priest and in 1806 became a member of the Sulpician community, although he later clashed with that order in the 1830s during his reign as Bishop of Montreal due to his ultramontanist
Ultramontanism
Ultramontanism is a religious philosophy within the Roman Catholic community that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the Pope...
beliefs.
Lartigue was consecrated vicar-general of Montreal in 1821, and on September 8, 1836 when Montreal was made a bishopric
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
, he was named as its first bishop. He served in that capacity until his death in 1840. He was succeeded as bishop of Montreal by Ignace Bourget
Ignace Bourget
Ignace Bourget was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest who held the title of Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876. Born in Lévis, Quebec in 1799, Bourget entered the clergy at an early age, undertook several courses of religious study, and in 1837 was named co-adjutor bishop of the newly...
.