Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve


Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve

Cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec
ArchdioceseQuebec
In officeDecember 11, 1931 - January 17, 1947
PredecessorFelix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
SuccessorMaurice Roy
Other postBishop of Gravelbourg
Orders
Ordination25 May 1907
by Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
Consecration11 September 1930
by Joseph-Guillaume Forbes
Created cardinal13 March 1933
by Pius XI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornNovember 2, 1883
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 17, 1947(1947-01-17) (aged 63)
Alhambra, California, United States
Coat of arms
Styles of
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeQuebec
Ordination history of
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byJoseph-Thomas Duhamel
DateSeptember 11, 1930
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve as principal consecrator
Joseph Bonhomme (titular Tulana, VA Basutoland)June 28, 1933
François-Xavier Lacroisière (titular Vulturia, VA Ruwenzori)July 25, 1934
Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert (titular Rhodiopolis, Coadjutor VA Yukon-Prince Rupert)June 7, 1936
Albini Lafortune (Nicolet)July 25, 1938
Anthony Jordan (titular Vada, VA Prince Rupert)September 8, 1945
Maurice Roy (Trois-Rivières)May 1, 1946

Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve OMI (November 2, 1883 – January 17, 1947) was a Canadian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1933.