Ignace Bourget, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ignace Bourget

Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1799

Place of Birth: LĂ©vis, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 08-Jun-1885

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Ignace Bourget

  • Ignace Bourget (October 30, 1799 – June 8, 1885) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest who held the title of Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876.
  • Born in LĂ©vis, Quebec in 1799, Bourget entered the clergy at an early age, undertook several courses of religious study, and in 1837 was named co-adjutor bishop of the newly created bishopric of Montreal.
  • Following the death of Jean-Jacques Lartigue in 1840, Bourget became Bishop of Montreal. During the 1840s, Bourget led the expansion of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec.
  • He encouraged the immigration of European missionary societies, including the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the Jesuits, the Society of the Sacred Heart and the Good Shepherd Sisters.
  • He also established entirely new religious communities including the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Sisters of Saint Anne, Sisters of Providence, and the Institute of Misericordia Sisters.
  • He commissioned the construction of St James Cathedral, known today as Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral, and played a key role in the establishment of the UniversitĂ© Laval and the Hospice of the Holy Child Jesus. Bourget was a fierce ultramontanist, supporting the supreme authority of the Pope in matters both secular and spiritual.
  • He frequently clashed with the Canadian secular authorities, most notably through his attacks on the anti-clericist Institut Canadien de MontrĂ©al, his defence of parochial schooling in New Brunswick, and his refusal to grant a Catholic burial to excommunicant Joseph Guibord.
  • In 1876, facing an inquiry by the Vatican into his increasing involvement in secular politics, Bourget resigned as Bishop of Montreal and retired to Sault-au-RĂ©collet, where he continued to take an active role in church life until his death in 1885.

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