Paul Bruchési, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Paul Bruchési

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1855

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 20-Sep-1939

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Paul Bruchési

  • Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési (October 29, 1855 – September 20, 1939) was a Canadian prelate. Bruchési was born in Montreal October 29, 1855, the son of Paul and Caroline Aubry Bruchési.
  • He attended the Collège de Montréal before studying at seminaries in Issy and St.
  • Sulpice in Paris.
  • Bruchési continued his studies at the Roman College.
  • He ordained as a priest in 1878 by Cardinal La Valletta.Bruchési served as secretary to Archbishop Fabre.
  • He taught dogma for four years at the Université Laval in Quebec, served as a parish priest, and from 1878 to 1887 as a professor at the Université de Laval à Montréal.
  • He became a canon in 1891, and vice-rector of Laval, Montreal.
  • He was the ecclesiastical superior of the Sisters of Saint Anne and archdeacon for the parochial affairs of the archdiocese.
  • He served on the Commission representing Canada at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Bruchési was appointed archbishop in 1897.
  • He completed the Home for Incurables and Saint-Jacques Cathedral (Montreal).
  • He established St.
  • John's Union for poor and infirm priests, and erected twenty-three parishes.
  • Archbishop Bruchési directed the 21st International Eucharistic Congress held in Montreal in 1910.
  • He was a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and a contributor to Semaine Religieuse and the Catholic Encyclopedia.In all, Paul Bruchési was a priest for over 60 years and a bishop for 40 years.
  • He succeeded Archbishop Édouard-Charles Fabre and was followed by Archbishop Georges Gauthier.

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