Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson

Male, Deceased Person

1879 – 1941

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Who was Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson?

Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson was a Canadian priest and the first Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick.

Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Melanson moved to New Richmond, Quebec when he was little. Melanson studied theology in Rimouski and Montreal. He was ordained on July 9, 1905. He was ordained Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan in 1933 and became Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick in 1936.

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Born
Mar 23, 1879
Trois-Rivières
Died
Oct 23, 1941
Moncton

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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