Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau (February 17, 1820 – April 12, 1898) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1871 until his death in 1898. The first Canadian cardinal, he was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope Leo XIII in 1886.
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau | |
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| Archbishop of Quebec | |
The cardinal pictured in 1886. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Quebec |
| See | Quebec |
| Appointed | 24 December 1870 |
| Installed | 19 March 1871 |
| Term ended | 12 April 1898 |
| Predecessor | Charles-François Baillargeon |
| Successor | Louis-Nazaire Bégin |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria (1887-98) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 September 1842 by Pierre-Flavien Turgeon |
| Consecration | 19 March 1871 by John Joseph Lynch |
| Created cardinal | 7 June 1886 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau 17 February 1820 Sainte-Marie-de-la-Beauce, Lower Canada |
| Died | 12 April 1898 (aged 78) Quebec, Canada |
| Buried | Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec |
| Parents | Jean-Thomas Taschereau Marie Panet |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Roman Athenaeum Saint Apollinare |
| Motto | In fide spe et caritate certandum |
| Coat of arms | |
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