Philippe Desranleau
Philippe-Servulo Desranleau (April 3, 1882 – May 28, 1952) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the Archbishop of Sherbrooke from 1951 to 1952.
Philippe Desranleau | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Sherbrooke | |
| Archdiocese | Sherbrooke |
| Installed | 1941 |
| Term ended | 1952 |
| Predecessor | Alphonse-Osias Gagnon |
| Successor | Georges Cabana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1882 Saint-Sébastien-d'Iberville, Quebec |
| Died | May 28, 1952 (aged 70) |
Born in Saint-Sébastien-d'Iberville, Quebec, Desranleau studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Grand Séminaire de Montréal. He was ordained as a priest in 1909. In 1937, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Sala and a Coadjutor Bishop of Sherbrooke. He was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1941 and was made the first archbishop in 1951. He served until his death in 1952.
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