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Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson
Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick
DioceseMoncton
InstalledDecember 16, 1936
Term endedOctober 23, 1941
PredecessorNone
SuccessorNorbert Robichaud
Other post(s)Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
Orders
OrdinationJuly 9, 1905
Personal details
Born(1879-03-23)March 23, 1879
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
DiedOctober 23, 1941(1941-10-23) (aged 62)
Moncton, New Brunswick

Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson (March 23, 1879 – October 23, 1941) was a Canadian priest and the first Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick.

Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Melanson moved to New Richmond, Quebec when he was little. Melanson studied theology in Rimouski and Montreal. He was ordained on July 9, 1905. He was consecrated Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan in 1933 and became Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick in 1936.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Regina".
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