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Archbishop Emile-Joseph Legal, O.M.I. †

Deceased

Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
9 Oct 1849Born
29 Jun 187424.7Ordained PriestPriest of Nantes, France
1880²30.2ProfessedPriest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate
29 Mar 189747.4AppointedCoadjutor Bishop of Saint-Albert, Alberta, Canada
29 Mar 189747.4AppointedTitular Bishop of Pogla
17 Jun 189747.6Ordained BishopTitular Bishop of Pogla
3 Jun 190252.6SucceededBishop of Saint-Albert, Alberta, Canada
30 Nov 191263.1AppointedArchbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
10 Mar 192070.4DiedArchbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Emile-Joseph Legal
(VIAF: 289577277; WikiData: Q3588289)
Archbishop Emile-Joseph Legal O.M.I. (born , died ) Archbishop of Edmonton

EventPlace
Birth PlaceSaint-Jean-de-Boisseau, France
Ordained BishopSt. Albert, Diocese of Saint-Albert, Alberta
Death PlaceEdmonton, Archdiocese of Edmonton, Alberta

  • a priest for 45.6 years
  • a bishop for 22.7 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Source(s):
  • c2+: LC
  • b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 86, and Page 461
  • b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 43
  • b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1897, Number 37
  • c1: CB, 12 Apr 2019

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