ARCHBISHOP OF MONTREAL
Born in Lefaivre, in Eastern Ontario, Canada, Joseph Charbonneau was the third of ten children of Daniel Charbonneau, and Caroline Yelle Charbonneau. He was a descendant of Olivier Charbonneau and Marie Marguerite Garnier, who were early pioneers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He studied at the seminary Montfortian Huberdeau and Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse, and completed studies in theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal. He was ordained a priest June 24, 1916 in Lefaivre, by Bishop Charles-H. Gauthier, Archbishop of Ottawa. He was Curate in several parishes in the diocese, and studied Sociology at the Catholic University in Washington. which was the subject he taught at the Seminary of Philosophy in Montreal. He was in Rome from 1923 to 1925, where he obtained a doctorate in Theology. On June 22, 1939 he was appointed Bishop of Hearst by Pope Pius XI. He received his Episcopal consecration the following August. On August 31, 1940 , he succeeded Bishop Georges Gauthier as Archbishop of Montreal. Charbonneau worked extensively to further education for marriage and family.
With many others, including Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Georges-Henri Lévesque , Charbonneau intervened on behalf of the strikers of Asbestos in 1949 , which earned him the distrust of the Premier Maurice Duplessis.
Because of the controversy, he resigned and was appointed to the bishopric of the Bosphorus, where he led a life of seclusion in Victoria, British Columbia, as chaplain at the Sisters of Saint Anne, reading and praying until when he died of a heart attack on November 19,1959. He was entitled to a grand funeral and he was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where his funeral was attended by members from all spheres of society and of the Church. Charbonneau had asked to be buried in the cemetery of his native parish. He wished to be buried with his fellow visionaries. He had the audacity to make the changes needed to advance their causes. He did so with courage, and he paid the price.
On September 22, 2005, a work of art was unveiled in honour of Monsignor Joseph Charbonneau. The event was held in the public square named after the former Montreal bishop and archbishop, just opposite 1 Place Ville Marie. "This is Place Ville Marie's way of "paying homage to those who have had a significant impact on the city's history.
Born in Lefaivre, in Eastern Ontario, Canada, Joseph Charbonneau was the third of ten children of Daniel Charbonneau, and Caroline Yelle Charbonneau. He was a descendant of Olivier Charbonneau and Marie Marguerite Garnier, who were early pioneers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He studied at the seminary Montfortian Huberdeau and Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse, and completed studies in theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal. He was ordained a priest June 24, 1916 in Lefaivre, by Bishop Charles-H. Gauthier, Archbishop of Ottawa. He was Curate in several parishes in the diocese, and studied Sociology at the Catholic University in Washington. which was the subject he taught at the Seminary of Philosophy in Montreal. He was in Rome from 1923 to 1925, where he obtained a doctorate in Theology. On June 22, 1939 he was appointed Bishop of Hearst by Pope Pius XI. He received his Episcopal consecration the following August. On August 31, 1940 , he succeeded Bishop Georges Gauthier as Archbishop of Montreal. Charbonneau worked extensively to further education for marriage and family.
With many others, including Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Georges-Henri Lévesque , Charbonneau intervened on behalf of the strikers of Asbestos in 1949 , which earned him the distrust of the Premier Maurice Duplessis.
Because of the controversy, he resigned and was appointed to the bishopric of the Bosphorus, where he led a life of seclusion in Victoria, British Columbia, as chaplain at the Sisters of Saint Anne, reading and praying until when he died of a heart attack on November 19,1959. He was entitled to a grand funeral and he was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where his funeral was attended by members from all spheres of society and of the Church. Charbonneau had asked to be buried in the cemetery of his native parish. He wished to be buried with his fellow visionaries. He had the audacity to make the changes needed to advance their causes. He did so with courage, and he paid the price.
On September 22, 2005, a work of art was unveiled in honour of Monsignor Joseph Charbonneau. The event was held in the public square named after the former Montreal bishop and archbishop, just opposite 1 Place Ville Marie. "This is Place Ville Marie's way of "paying homage to those who have had a significant impact on the city's history.
ARCHBISHOP OF MONTREAL
Born in Lefaivre, in Eastern Ontario, Canada, Joseph Charbonneau was the third of ten children of Daniel Charbonneau, and Caroline Yelle Charbonneau. He was a descendant of Olivier Charbonneau and Marie Marguerite Garnier, who were early pioneers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He studied at the seminary Montfortian Huberdeau and Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse, and completed studies in theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal. He was ordained a priest June 24, 1916 in Lefaivre, by Bishop Charles-H. Gauthier, Archbishop of Ottawa. He was Curate in several parishes in the diocese, and studied Sociology at the Catholic University in Washington. which was the subject he taught at the Seminary of Philosophy in Montreal. He was in Rome from 1923 to 1925, where he obtained a doctorate in Theology. On June 22, 1939 he was appointed Bishop of Hearst by Pope Pius XI. He received his Episcopal consecration the following August. On August 31, 1940 , he succeeded Bishop Georges Gauthier as Archbishop of Montreal. Charbonneau worked extensively to further education for marriage and family.
With many others, including Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Georges-Henri Lévesque , Charbonneau intervened on behalf of the strikers of Asbestos in 1949 , which earned him the distrust of the Premier Maurice Duplessis.
Because of the controversy, he resigned and was appointed to the bishopric of the Bosphorus, where he led a life of seclusion in Victoria, British Columbia, as chaplain at the Sisters of Saint Anne, reading and praying until when he died of a heart attack on November 19,1959. He was entitled to a grand funeral and he was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where his funeral was attended by members from all spheres of society and of the Church. Charbonneau had asked to be buried in the cemetery of his native parish. He wished to be buried with his fellow visionaries. He had the audacity to make the changes needed to advance their causes. He did so with courage, and he paid the price.
On September 22, 2005, a work of art was unveiled in honour of Monsignor Joseph Charbonneau. The event was held in the public square named after the former Montreal bishop and archbishop, just opposite 1 Place Ville Marie. "This is Place Ville Marie's way of "paying homage to those who have had a significant impact on the city's history.
Born in Lefaivre, in Eastern Ontario, Canada, Joseph Charbonneau was the third of ten children of Daniel Charbonneau, and Caroline Yelle Charbonneau. He was a descendant of Olivier Charbonneau and Marie Marguerite Garnier, who were early pioneers in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He studied at the seminary Montfortian Huberdeau and Séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse, and completed studies in theology at the Grand Seminary of Montreal. He was ordained a priest June 24, 1916 in Lefaivre, by Bishop Charles-H. Gauthier, Archbishop of Ottawa. He was Curate in several parishes in the diocese, and studied Sociology at the Catholic University in Washington. which was the subject he taught at the Seminary of Philosophy in Montreal. He was in Rome from 1923 to 1925, where he obtained a doctorate in Theology. On June 22, 1939 he was appointed Bishop of Hearst by Pope Pius XI. He received his Episcopal consecration the following August. On August 31, 1940 , he succeeded Bishop Georges Gauthier as Archbishop of Montreal. Charbonneau worked extensively to further education for marriage and family.
With many others, including Pierre Elliott Trudeau and Georges-Henri Lévesque , Charbonneau intervened on behalf of the strikers of Asbestos in 1949 , which earned him the distrust of the Premier Maurice Duplessis.
Because of the controversy, he resigned and was appointed to the bishopric of the Bosphorus, where he led a life of seclusion in Victoria, British Columbia, as chaplain at the Sisters of Saint Anne, reading and praying until when he died of a heart attack on November 19,1959. He was entitled to a grand funeral and he was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where his funeral was attended by members from all spheres of society and of the Church. Charbonneau had asked to be buried in the cemetery of his native parish. He wished to be buried with his fellow visionaries. He had the audacity to make the changes needed to advance their causes. He did so with courage, and he paid the price.
On September 22, 2005, a work of art was unveiled in honour of Monsignor Joseph Charbonneau. The event was held in the public square named after the former Montreal bishop and archbishop, just opposite 1 Place Ville Marie. "This is Place Ville Marie's way of "paying homage to those who have had a significant impact on the city's history.
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