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Joseph-Thomas Duhamel

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His Excellency

Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
Archbishop of Ottawa
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel, Feb 1895
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseOttawa
Installed1874
Term ended1909
PredecessorJoseph-Bruno Guigues
SuccessorCharles-Hughes Gauthier
Personal details
Born(1841-11-06)6 November 1841
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died5 June 1909(1909-06-05) (aged 67)
Casselman, Ontario

Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (6 November 1841 – 5 June 1909) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Ottawa.

Bishop Duhamel of Ottawa

Born in Contrecœur, Lower Canada, he was educated at St. Joseph's College, Ottawa, and ordained in 1863. He became Bishop of Ottawa in 1874 and Archbishop of Ottawa in 1886. In 1887, he became metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Ottawa. He was chancellor of the University of Ottawa.

References

  • "Joseph-Thomas Duhamel". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainBeach, Chandler B., ed. (1914). "Duhamel" . The New Student's Reference Work . Chicago: F. E. Compton and Co.
Statue of Joseph-Thomas Duhamel in front of the Notre Dame Basilica, Ottawa, Ontario
Academic offices
Preceded by
New position
Chancellor of the University of Ottawa
1889–1909
Succeeded by