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Also known as Gerald Lacroix, Gérald Cyprien Lacroix

Canadian cardinal

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Key facts

Church
Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Quebec
Appointed
22 February 2011
Installed
25 March 2011
Predecessor
Marc Ouellet
Other post
Cardinal Priest of San Giuseppe all'Aurelio
Previous posts
Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec (2009–2011), Titular Bishop of Hilta (2009–2011)
Ordination
8 October 1988, by Maurice Couture
Consecration
24 May 2009, by Marc Ouellet
Created cardinal
22 February 2014, by Pope Francis
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
( 1957-07-27 ) 27 July 1957 (age 68) , Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset , Quebec , Canada
Parents
Brigitte Laurendeau & Raymond Lacroix
Alma mater
Saint Anselm College Université Laval
Motto
Mane nobiscum Domine , (Stay with us, Lord)

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Encyclopedic overview

Gérald Cyprien Lacroix ISPX ([lakʁwa]; born July 27, 1957) is a Canadian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada since 2011. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Council of Cardinals and the Secular Institute Pius X, he was made a cardinal in 2014.

Early life

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