Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve OMI (born November 2, 1883 in Montréal , Canada , † January 17, 1947 in Alhambra , USA ) was Archbishop of Québec .
Life
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve joined the Order of the Oblates of the Immaculate Virgin in 1901 . He studied in different houses of the order and at the University of Ottawa trays Catholic theology and philosophy and received on 25 May 1907, the sacrament of Holy Orders . He holds a PhD in Philosophy, Theology and Canon Law from the University of Ottawa. From 1907 to 1913 he was Professor of Philosophy and until 1930 Professor of Liturgy and Spirituality and Church History at the University of Ottawa and Dean of the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Canon Law . From 1920 to 1930 he held leadership roles within his community.
In 1930 Pope Pius XI appointed him . to the Bishop of Gravelbourg . He received his episcopal ordination on September 11, 1930, the Archbishop of Ottawa , Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes ; Co- consecrators were Louis Rhéaume , Bishop of Haileybury , and Joseph-Wilfrid Guy , Vicar Apostolic of Grouard . On December 11, 1931, he was appointed Archbishop of Québec and successor to Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau .
In the solemn consistory on March 13, 1933 Rodrigue Villeneuve was from Pope Pius XI. accepted into the college of cardinals as cardinal priest with the titular church Santa Maria degli Angeli . He took part in the conclave of 1939 and acted as papal legate at the National Eucharistic Congress in Quebec and in 1945 at the consecration of the Joan of Arc Basilica in Domrémy-la-Pucelle ( France ) and at the Marian Congress in Mexico .
He died on January 17, 1947 in Alhambra, California , and was in the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Quebec buried.
Web links
- Entry on Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Biography of Son Éminence Jean-Marie Rodrigue Villeneuve
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau |
Archbishop of Québec 1931–1947 |
Maurice Roy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Villeneuve, Jean-Marie-Rodrigue |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Villeneuve, Cardinal Jean-Marie-Rodrigue (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Québec |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montréal , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1947 |
| Place of death | Alhambra , USA |