Paul-Émile Léger
Canadian cardinal priest
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Paul-Émile Léger CC GOQ PSS was a Canadian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1950 to 1967, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Wikipedia
Born: April 26, 1904, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada
Died: November 13, 1991 (age 87 years), Montreal, Canada
Parents: Ernest Léger and Alda Léger
Siblings: Jules Léger
Books: Second Career Vocations
Created cardinal: January 12, 1953; by Pope Pius XII
Other post(s): Previously rector of Pontifical Canadian College
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