Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet

Who was Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet?

Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet was the Canadian Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski in Rimouski, Quebec, from his appointment on April 27, 1973, until his retirement on October 16, 1992. He remained Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski until his death in 2009.

Ouellet was born in Bromptonville, Quebec, Canada, which is now part of Brompton, on August 14, 1922. He died on August 13, 2009, at the age of 86, one day before his 87th birthday.