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Jean-Claude Turcotte
Jean-Claude Turcotte (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃klod tyʁkɔt]; 26 June 1936 – 8 April 2015) was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1990 to 2012.
Jean-Claude Turcotte was born on 26 June 1936, one of the seven children of Paul-Émile Turcotte. From 1947 to 1955, Turcotte attended College André-Grasset, then the Grand Seminaire. He graduated from the Université de Montréal with a degree in theology.
Turcotte was ordained as a priest on 24 May 1959 and undertook further studies in Lille from 1964 to 1965, earning a diploma in social ministry in 1965.
On 14 April 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Suas and auxiliary bishop of Montreal. He was consecrated on 29 June in the Montreal Cathedral. Turcotte organized the Montreal leg of the Pope's 1984 visit to Canada. Turcotte was appointed Archbishop of Montreal on 17 March 1990.[citation needed]
On 26 November 1994, Pope John Paul II made Turcotte a cardinal, assigning him as a Cardinal-Priest to Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi. Following his elevation, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.[citation needed]
He served as president of the Canadian Episcopal Conference from 1997 to 1999 and participated in World Youth Days in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2002.[citation needed]
Turcotte was known for his work with the poor and he wrote a weekly religion column in the Sunday edition of the Journal de Montréal. In 1997, he commented on Quebec being a distinct society.
Turcotte was a voting member (cardinal elector) of the College of Cardinals in the 2005 papal conclave. Margaret Hebblethwaite, co-author of the book The Next Pope, identified him as a potential candidate papabile. Other sources, including the BBC, also mentioned him as a long-shot possibility for pope. He was also one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.
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Jean-Claude Turcotte
Jean-Claude Turcotte (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃klod tyʁkɔt]; 26 June 1936 – 8 April 2015) was a Canadian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal from 1990 to 2012.
Jean-Claude Turcotte was born on 26 June 1936, one of the seven children of Paul-Émile Turcotte. From 1947 to 1955, Turcotte attended College André-Grasset, then the Grand Seminaire. He graduated from the Université de Montréal with a degree in theology.
Turcotte was ordained as a priest on 24 May 1959 and undertook further studies in Lille from 1964 to 1965, earning a diploma in social ministry in 1965.
On 14 April 1982, Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Suas and auxiliary bishop of Montreal. He was consecrated on 29 June in the Montreal Cathedral. Turcotte organized the Montreal leg of the Pope's 1984 visit to Canada. Turcotte was appointed Archbishop of Montreal on 17 March 1990.[citation needed]
On 26 November 1994, Pope John Paul II made Turcotte a cardinal, assigning him as a Cardinal-Priest to Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi. Following his elevation, he was named a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, and the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.[citation needed]
He served as president of the Canadian Episcopal Conference from 1997 to 1999 and participated in World Youth Days in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2002.[citation needed]
Turcotte was known for his work with the poor and he wrote a weekly religion column in the Sunday edition of the Journal de Montréal. In 1997, he commented on Quebec being a distinct society.
Turcotte was a voting member (cardinal elector) of the College of Cardinals in the 2005 papal conclave. Margaret Hebblethwaite, co-author of the book The Next Pope, identified him as a potential candidate papabile. Other sources, including the BBC, also mentioned him as a long-shot possibility for pope. He was also one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2013 papal conclave that elected Pope Francis.