Marc Ouellet
Canadian Catholic cardinal
Marc Armand Ouellet PSS (born 8 June 1944) is a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 30 June 2010.[1]
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Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops | |
Appointed | 30 June 2010 |
Predecessor | Giovanni Battista Re |
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Ordination | 25 May 1968 by Gaston Hains |
Consecration | 19 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
Created cardinal | 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
Rank | Cardinal Bishop |
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Birth name | Marc Armund Ouellet |
Born | La Motte, Quebec, Canada | 8 June 1944
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Pierre Ouellet and Graziella Michaud |
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Motto | Ut unum sint (That they may be one) — John 17:21 |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Quebec |
He was Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003.
References
change- ↑ Lavoie, Martin (28 February 2021). "Le pape songerait à remplacer le cardinal Marc Ouellet". Journal de Québec (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2021.