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Also known as Marc Armand Ouellet

Canadian Catholic cardinal

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  • The Noonday Devil
  • Fur eine Fundamentaltheologie des Priestertums, Band 1
  • Fundamental Theology of the Priesthood
  • Sacerdotes, amigos del Esposo
  • Presente y futuro del Concilio ecuménico Vaticano II

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Québec
Active from
1984
Active to
2021-11-15

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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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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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