Adam Exner
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The Most Rev. Adam Joseph Exner |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver | |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Vancouver |
| Installed | 1991 |
| Term ended | 2004 |
| Predecessor | James Francis Carney |
| Successor | Raymond Roussin |
| Other posts |
Bishop of Kamloops 1974 Archbishop of Winnipeg 1982 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1957 - Priest |
| Consecration | 1974 - Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Adam Joseph Exner |
| Born |
December 24, 1928 Killaly, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Alma mater |
University of Ottawa Pontifical Gregorian University (Rome, Italy) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Bishop of Kamloops 1974
Adam Joseph Exner (born December 24, 1928, Killaly, Saskatchewan) was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver from 1991 to 2004.
Adam Exner holds Masters degrees in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and holds a Doctoral degree in theology from the University of Ottawa. He served as professor, rector and superior at St. Charles Scholasticate in Battleford, Saskatchewan, and as professor of moral theology at Newman Theological College in Edmonton, Alberta. He entered the religious institute of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1950 in St. Norbert, Manitoba and was ordained as a priest in 1957. In 1974, Exner was appointed Bishop of Kamloops and in 1982, Archbishop of Winnipeg.
Adem Exner was appointed Archbishop of Vancouver on May 25, 1991. He served in that position until reaching the mandatory retirement for Archbishops in January 2004. That year, the Catholic Civil Rights League created the Archbishop Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life in honour of the occasion. He resides at St. Peter's Abbey, Muenster, Saskatchewan.
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