Jean-Marie Fortier
Jean-Marie Fortier | |
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Archbishop of Sherbrooke | |
Archdiocese | Sherbrooke |
Installed | 1968 |
Term ended | 1996 |
Predecessor | Georges Cabana |
Successor | André Gaumond |
Other posts | Bishop of Gaspé (1965-1968) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Quebec City, Quebec | July 1, 1920
Died | October 31, 2002 82) | (aged
Jean-Marie Fortier (July 1, 1920 – October 31, 2002) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Gaspé, and Archbishop of Sherbrooke.
Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Fortier was ordained a priest in 1944. In 1960, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Pomaria and Auxiliary Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec. In 1965, he was appointed Bishop of Gaspé and was made Archbishop of Sherbrooke in 1968. He retired in 1996 and died in 2002.[1][2]
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Preceded by Paul Bernier |
Bishop of Gaspé 1965–1968 |
Succeeded by Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet |
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