Maurice Baudoux
Male, Deceased Person
1902 – 1988
Who was Maurice Baudoux?
Archbishop Maurice Baudoux, OC 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. 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". In 1980, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.
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- Born
- Jul 10, 1902
Belgium - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Université Laval
- University of Saskatchewan
- Died
- Jul 1, 1988
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on July 23, 2013
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