His Excellency Maurice Couture R.S.V. |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Quebec | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Québec |
Province | Québec |
See | Québec |
Appointed | March 17, 1990 |
Term ended | November 15, 2002 |
Predecessor | Louis-Albert Vachon |
Successor | Marc Ouellet |
Other posts | Primate Emeritus of Canada |
Orders | |
Ordination | June 17, 1951 |
Consecration | October 22,1982 by Louis-Albert Vachon |
Personal details | |
Born |
Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec |
November 3, 1926
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Maurice Couture, GOQ (born November 3, 1926) is a Canadian Archbishop Emeritus and the former Archbishop of Québec. Born in Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec, he was ordained a priest in 1951. He was appointed Archbishop of Quebec in 1990 and retired in 2002. In 2003, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.