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Key facts
- Appointed
- 30 June 2010
- Term ended
- 30 January 2023
- Predecessor
- Giovanni Battista Re
- Successor
- Robert Francis Prevost
- Other post
- Cardinal-Bishop of Santa Maria in Traspontina
- Previous posts
- Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (2001–2003) Titular Archbishop of Acropolis (2001–2003) Archbishop of Quebec (2003-2010) Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops (2010–2023) President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2010–2023)
- Ordination
- 25 May 1968, by Gaston Hains
- Consecration
- 19 March 2001, by Pope John Paul II
- Created cardinal
- 21 October 2003, by Pope John Paul II
- Rank
- Cardinal Bishop
- Born
- Marc Armand Ouellet , ( 1944-06-08 ) 8 June 1944 (age 81) , La Motte, Quebec , Canada
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Parents
- Pierre Ouellet and Graziella Michaud
- Motto
- Ut unum sint (That they may be one)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Armand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- La Motte
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Employer
- Pontifical Lateran University
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- 2005 conclave
- Image
- Marc Ouellet (cropped).jpg
- Motto
- Ut Unum Sint
- Work location
- Montreal
- Religious order
- Society of Saint-Sulpice
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- Marc Ouellet
- date of birth
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Encyclopedic overview
Marc Armand Ouellet PSS ( French pronunciation: [maʁk welɛ]; born 8 June 1944) is a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America from 2010 to 2023. He is a member of the Sulpicians.
Ouellet served as 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 and was considered a possible candidate for election to the papacy in 2005, 2013 and 2025.
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