First Archbishop of Montreal. Édouard-Charles Fabre, eldest child of Édouard-Raymond Fabre and Luce Perrault, was baptized at Nôtre-Dame de Montréal on the day of his birth. His ten siblings included his sister Hortense, who married George-Étienne Cartier, a French Canadian politician who served as Premier of Canada East (now Quebec) and was one of the Fathers of Confederation. Édouard-Charles Fabre studied philosophy at the seminary of Saint-Sulpice and was ordained as a priest on February 28, 1850, his 23rd birthday. On May 1, 1873, Ignace Bourget, the second Bishop of Montreal, ordained him as Coadjutor Bishop of Montreal. Three years later, in 1876, he became the third Bishop of Montreal when Bourget resigned. Pope Leo XIII made him the first Archbishop of Montreal in June of 1886. The following year, Fabre was appointed Archbishop of Sherbrooke and Saint-Hyacinthe as well. Paul Bruchési succeeded him as Archbishop of Montreal. Originally buried at the Cathédrale de Saint Jacques of Montréal, after the site was acquired by the Université du Québec and demolished in 1973, his remains were transferred to a funeral chapel at Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in the same city.
First Archbishop of Montreal. Édouard-Charles Fabre, eldest child of Édouard-Raymond Fabre and Luce Perrault, was baptized at Nôtre-Dame de Montréal on the day of his birth. His ten siblings included his sister Hortense, who married George-Étienne Cartier, a French Canadian politician who served as Premier of Canada East (now Quebec) and was one of the Fathers of Confederation. Édouard-Charles Fabre studied philosophy at the seminary of Saint-Sulpice and was ordained as a priest on February 28, 1850, his 23rd birthday. On May 1, 1873, Ignace Bourget, the second Bishop of Montreal, ordained him as Coadjutor Bishop of Montreal. Three years later, in 1876, he became the third Bishop of Montreal when Bourget resigned. Pope Leo XIII made him the first Archbishop of Montreal in June of 1886. The following year, Fabre was appointed Archbishop of Sherbrooke and Saint-Hyacinthe as well. Paul Bruchési succeeded him as Archbishop of Montreal. Originally buried at the Cathédrale de Saint Jacques of Montréal, after the site was acquired by the Université du Québec and demolished in 1973, his remains were transferred to a funeral chapel at Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in the same city.
Bio by: Anne Philbrick
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