Gérald Lacroix
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His Eminence Gérald Lacroix ISPX |
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| Cardinal Archbishop of Quebec Primate of Canada |
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| Archdiocese | Quebec |
| Appointed | 22 February 2011 |
| Installed | 25 March 2011 |
| Predecessor | Marc Ouellet |
| Other posts | Cardinal Priest of San Giuseppe all'Aurelio |
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| Ordination | 8 October 1988 by Maurice Couture |
| Consecration | 24 May 2009 by Marc Ouellet |
| Created Cardinal | 22 February 2014 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Born |
27 July 1957 Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Brigitte Laurendeau & Raymond Lacroix |
| Previous post | Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec (2009–2011) Titular Bishop of Hilta (2009–2011) |
| Alma mater |
Saint Anselm College Laval University |
| Motto | "Mane nobiscum Domine" ("Stay with us, Lord") |
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| Ordination history of Gérald Lacroix | |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 8 October 1988 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Marc Ouellet, P.S.S |
| Co-consecrators |
Maurice Couture, R.S.V Gilles Lemay |
| Date of consecration | 24 May 2009 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 22 February 2014 |
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Bishops consecrated by Gérald Lacroix as principal consecrator
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| Gaetan Proulx, OSM | 25 February 2012 |
| Denis Grondin | 25 February 2012 |
| Héctor Felipe Vila | 7 February 2016 |
| Louis Corriveau | 8 December 2016 |
| Marc Pelchat | 8 December 2016 |
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Styles of Gérald Cyprien Lacroix |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix ISPX ([laˈkʁwa]; Canadian French pronunciation [lɔˈkɾwɛ] ; born 27 July 1957) is the current Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 February 2011, and (as of 22 February 2014) a Cardinal. He had previously served as Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec.
Lacroix was born in 1957 in Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset in the Archdiocese of Quebec, and completed his secondary and higher education at Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Saint Anselm College in the neighbouring town of Goffstown. He then studied for his theological training at Laval University, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology. He continued with a master's degree in pastoral theology. In 1975 he was accepted at the Pius X Secular Institute and took perpetual vows in 1982.
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