Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of François-Xavier Gauthier and Marie Généreux, he was ordained a priest in 1894 and ordained a bishop in 1912. On 20 September 1939, he was appointed the third archbishop of Montreal and served until his death in 1940.
In 1917, he was appointed vice-rector of the Université Laval à Montréal and when it became an independent school in 1920 he served as the first rector until 1923.
georges, gauthier, october, 1871, august, 1940, french, canadian, archbishop, montreal, first, rector, université, montréal, archbishop, montrealarchdiocesemontrealinstalled1939term, ended1940predecessorpaul, bruchésisuccessorjoseph, charbonneaupersonal, detai. Georges Gauthier 9 October 1871 31 August 1940 was a French Canadian archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Universite de Montreal Georges GauthierArchbishop of MontrealArchdioceseMontrealInstalled1939Term ended1940PredecessorPaul BruchesiSuccessorJoseph CharbonneauPersonal detailsBorn 1871 10 09 9 October 1871Montreal QuebecDied31 August 1940 1940 08 31 aged 68 Biography editBorn in Montreal Quebec the son of Francois Xavier Gauthier and Marie Genereux he was ordained a priest in 1894 and ordained a bishop in 1912 On 20 September 1939 he was appointed the third archbishop of Montreal and served until his death in 1940 In 1917 he was appointed vice rector of the Universite Laval a Montreal and when it became an independent school in 1920 he served as the first rector until 1923 References edit Catholic Hierarchy profile Retrieved March 6 2006 self published source External links editWorks by or about Georges Gauthier at Internet Archive Academic offices New office Recteur de l Universite de Montreal1920 1923 Succeeded byAndre Vincent Joseph Piette Religious titles Preceded byPaul Bruchesi Archbishop of Montreal1939 1940 Succeeded byJoseph Charbonneau nbsp This Quebec biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop from Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georges Gauthier amp oldid 1158228499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
