Maurice Baudoux

The Most Reverend

Maurice Baudoux

OC
Archbishop of Saint Boniface
Badoux with Israeli President Zalman Shazar during a visit to Israel in 1964
ArchdioceseSaint Boniface
Installed1955
Term ended1974
PredecessorArthur Béliveau
SuccessorAntoine Hacault
Other post(s)Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta (1948-1952)
Personal details
Born(1902-07-10)July 10, 1902
La Louvière, Belgium
DiedJuly 1, 1988(1988-07-01) (aged 85)

Maurice Baudoux OC (July 10, 1902 – July 1, 1988) was a Canadian priest and the Archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada.

Born in La Louvière, Belgium, he came to Canada when he was nine. He studied at Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, an Edmonton seminary, and at Université Laval where he received his doctorate in theology. He was ordained in 1929 and was a Priest in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan.[1] From 1948 to 1952, he was the first Bishop of Saint Paul, Alberta. He became Archbishop of Saint-Boniface in 1955. He resigned in 1974.

In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of the fifty years he devoted to the promotion of the French fact in western Canada through his work with many religious, cultural and educational organizations".[2] In 1980, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.[3]

References

  1. ^ "OBITUARY: Maurice Baudoux Archbishop of St. Boniface had distinguished career". The Globe and Mail. July 4, 1988.
  2. ^ Order of Canada citation
  3. ^ Honorary degree recipients


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