Marc Ouellet


Marc Ouellet

PSS
Ouellet in 2012
Appointed30 June 2010
Term ended30 January 2023
PredecessorGiovanni Battista Re
SuccessorRobert Francis Prevost
Other post(s)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination25 May 1968
by Gaston Hains
Consecration19 March 2001
by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal Bishop
Personal details
Born
Marc Armand Ouellet

(1944-06-08) 8 June 1944
La Motte, Quebec, Canada
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsPierre Ouellet and Graziella Michaud
MottoUt unum sint (That they may be one)
Coat of arms

Marc Armand Ouellet PSS (born 8 June 1944) is a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was made the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.[1]

He was Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada from 2003 to 2010. He was made a cardinal by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 2003.

References

  1. Lavoie, Martin (28 February 2021). "Le pape songerait à remplacer le cardinal Marc Ouellet". Journal de Québec (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2021.