This is a list of the bishops of the Roman Catholic diocese of Montreal. This bishopric split off from the archdiocese of Quebec in 1821. The diocese was raised to an archdiocese in 1886. Its seat is Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral in downtown Montreal. A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... The Diocese of Quebec is the oldest Catholic see in the New World north of Mexico. ... The Cathedral-Basilica of Marie-Reine-du-Monde (Mary, Queen of the World) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Montreal. ...
1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Archbishop Bourget in 1882 Ignace Bourget (30 October 1799 – 8 June 1885) was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Montreal, known for his sympathy for the rebels during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, for his re-introduction of the Jesuit order to Canada in 1842, and... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger (April 25, 1904-November 13, 1991) was a Canadian clergyman. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Archbishop of Montréal, Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Archbishop SYLVESTER, retired ruling hierarch of the Orthodox Church in America’s Archdiocese of Canada, former Temporary Administrator of the Orthodox Church in America and Vice-Chairman of the Holy Synod of Bishops, reposed in the Lord on May 18, 2000.
Archbishop SYLVESTER maintained a lively correspondence with Alexander Solzhenitsyn after his expulsion from the Soviet Union, and was pleased to host him at Montreal’s Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral for paschal services in the mid-1970s.
Archbishop SYLVESTER was able to pacify inflamed passions and to clarify numerous misunderstandings among the clergy and faithful regarding autocephaly.