1. Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
18 Facts About Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1926 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1927.
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One of eleven children, Felix Rouleau was born in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, to Felix Rouleau and Luce Irvine.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau's father was a farmer and his mother was of Scottish descent.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau attended the seminary of Rimouski from 1879 to 1885, and joined the Order of Preachers in Saint-Hyacinthe on December 8,1886.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau studied theology under Antonin Sertillanges at the Dominican monastery in Corbara, on the island of Corsica.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau made his final vows on August 4,1891.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Paul-Matthieu de La Foata on July 31,1892.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was director of studies and regent of studies at the novitiate.
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From 1900 to 1909, Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was prior of the Dominican convent in Ottawa.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau served as regent of studies, director of spiritual retreats, and professor of moral and pastoral theology, Sacred Scripture, and canon law.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau attended the Plenary Council of Quebec in 1909, and was a counsellor in the Apostolic Delegation to Canada.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was an advocate on behalf of the Franco-Ontarian community in the dispute over Regulation 17, which forbade French instruction in Ontario schools.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau served as provincial superior of the Dominicans in Canada from 1919 to 1923.
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On March 9,1923, Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was appointed the second Bishop of Valleyfield by Pope Pius XI.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was later named the seventh Archbishop of Quebec on July 9,1926.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau was the third Canadian raised to the College of Cardinals, after Elzear-Alexandre Taschereau and Louis Nazaire Begin.
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Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau died from angina pectoris in his episcopal residence, at age 65.