Philippe Desranleau

Catholic bishop
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IntroCatholic bishop
wasPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth3 April 1882
Death28 May 1952 (aged 70 years)
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Biography

Philippe Desranleau (April 3, 1882 – May 28, 1952) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the Archbishop of Sherbrooke from 1951 to 1952.

Born in Saint-Sébastien-d'Iberville, Quebec, Desranleau studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Grand Séminaire de Montréal. He was ordained as a priest in 1909. In 1937, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Sala and a Coadjutor Bishop of Sherbrooke. He was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1941 and was made the first Archbishop in 1951. He served until his death in 1952.

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