Georges Gauthier

Georges Gauthier (9 October 1871 – 31 August 1940) was a French Canadian archbishop of Montreal and the first rector of the Université de Montréal.

Georges Gauthier
Archbishop of Montreal
Archdiocese	Montreal
Installed	1939
Term ended	1940
Predecessor	Paul Bruchési
Successor	Joseph Charbonneau
Personal details
Born	(1871-10-09)9 October 1871 Montreal, Quebec
Died	31 August 1940(1940-08-31) (aged 68)

Biography

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of François-Xavier Gauthier and Marie Généreux, he was ordained a priest in 1894 and ordained a bishop in 1912. On 20 September 1939, he was appointed the third archbishop of Montreal and served until his death in 1940.

In 1917, he was appointed vice-rector of the Université Laval à Montréal and when it became an independent school in 1920 he served as the first rector until 1923.

References

• "Catholic-Hierarchy profile". Retrieved March 6, 2006.^{[self-published source]}

External links

• Works by or about Georges Gauthier at the Internet Archive

Academic offices
New office	Recteur de l'Université de Montréal 1920 – 1923	Succeeded by André-Vincent-Joseph Piette
Religious titles
Preceded by Paul Bruchési	Archbishop of Montreal 1939 – 1940	Succeeded by Joseph Charbonneau