Gilles Ouellet (Archbishop)
Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet PME (born August 14, 1922 in Bromptonville , Québec , Canada , † August 13, 2009 ) was Archbishop of Rimouski .
Life
Gilles Ouellet joined the religious order of the Société des Missions-Étrangères (PME) in 1941 and was ordained a priest on June 30, 1946 . He studied at the seminary in Sherbrooke (1934–1941), pastoral theology at the missionary seminary in Pont-Viau (1942–1947) and at the Pontifical Gregorian University (1947–1950), where he also received his doctorate in canon law in 1950 , and at La Salle College in Manila (1955).
From 1950 he was active in the Davao Prelature . He was Chancellor and Secretary to Bishop Clovis Joseph Thibauld and General Secretary. From 1955 to 1957 he was director of the Catholic Action . In 1957 he became the superior general of his order in Canada. From 1967 to 1977 he was national director of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Children (Holy Childhood), national director of the Pontifical Work for the Propagation of the Faith . He was also committed to the papal work Apostle St. Peter.
Pope Paul VI appointed him on October 5, 1968 as the fifth Bishop of Gaspé . He was ordained bishop on November 23, 1968 Emanuele Clarizio , Apostolic Delegate in Canada; Co- consecrators were Louis Lévesque , Archbishop of Rimouski, and Louis Joseph Fortier , Archbishop of Sherbrooke . On April 27, 1973 he was appointed fourth Archbishop of Rimouski .
From 1977 to 1979 he was chairman of the Canadian Bishops' Conference (CECC / CCCB). In 1977 he was a delegate of the CECC / CCCB to the Synod of Bishops on catechesis in Rome. From 1983 to 1987 he was chairman of the Council for the Laity in Québec (Comité épiscopal du laïcat de l'Assemblée des évêques du Québec (AÉQ)), he was also involved with the Knights of Columbus and Filles d'Isabelle . From 1987 to 1989, Gilles Ouellet was Vice-Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee of the CECC / CCCB and Chairman of the AÉQ from 1989 to 1991.
In 1992 his request for early retirement was granted by Pope John Paul II . Until 1999 he was still active in pastoral care.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Lévesque |
Archbishop of Rimouski 1973–1992 |
Bertrand Blanchet |
| Louis Joseph Fortier |
Bishop of Gaspé 1968–1973 |
Bertrand Blanchet |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ouellet, Gilles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ouellet, Joseph Gilles Napoléon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bromptonville , Quebec , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 2009 |