Paul Grégoire

Paul Grégoire, OC (October 24, 1911 – October 30, 1993) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1968 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.

Paul Grégoire
Cardinal, Archbishop of Montreal
See	Montreal
Installed	April 20, 1968
Term ended	March 17, 1990
Predecessor	Paul-Émile Léger
Successor	Jean-Claude Turcotte
Other post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal
Orders
Ordination	May 22, 1937
Created cardinal	June 28, 1988
Personal details
Born	(1911-10-24)October 24, 1911 Viauville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	October 30, 1993(1993-10-30) (aged 82)
Ordination history
History Priestly ordination Date May 22, 1937 Episcopal consecration Consecrated by Paul-Émile Léger
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by Paul Grégoire as principal consecrator Leonard James Crowley February 8, 1971 Gérard Tremblay March 20, 1981 Jude Saint-Antoine March 20, 1981 Jean-Claude Turcotte April 14, 1982 Gilles Lussier December 23, 1988

Biography

Paul Grégoire was born in Viauville, Montreal, to J. Albert Grégoire and Marie Lavoie, but his family moved to Verdun shortly after his birth. He had two younger brothers, but his parents later adopted nine of his cousins. He studied at the Minor Seminary of St. Thérèse in Blainville from 1925 to 1933, and then at the Major Seminary of Montréal from 1933 to 1937, where he obtained a licentiate in theology. He was ordained a priest on May 22, 1937, and then taught at St. Thérèse in Blanville until 1939. From 1939 to 1942, he furthered his studies at the University of Montréal, where he earned doctorates in philosophy and history, licentiate in letters, and diploma in pedagogy.

In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

External links

• Paul Grégoire at the Catholic-Hierarchy.org