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French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gustave Maria Blanche (30 April 1849 – 26 July 1916) was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Bishop, and Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent (now Baie-Comeau).
Gustave Maria Blanche | |
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Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent | |
Diocese | Golfe St-Laurent |
Other post(s) | Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria Founder of Université Sainte-Anne, in Nova Scotia, Canada |
Personal details | |
Born | Josselin, Diocese de Vannes, France | 30 April 1849
Died | 26 July 1916 67) Paris, France | (aged
Born in Josselin, Diocese de Vannes, France, the son of L. Blanche and Marie Hayard, Blanche was called to the Bar in France. In 1870, he was a volunteer in the Franco-Prussian War. In 1873, he joined the Eudists. He was ordained a priest in 1878. From 1878 to 1890, he was the director of the Ecole St. Jean in Versailles. From 1890 to 1899, he was director of the College Church Point, Nova Scotia. In 1905, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria and Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent.
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