Joseph Charbonneau

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name = Joseph Charbonneau †


religion = Roman Catholic Church
See = Montreal
Title = Archbishop Emeritus of Montreal
Period = August 31, 1940—February 9, 1950
Predecessor = Georges Gauthier †
Successor = Paul-Émile Léger †
date of birth = July 31, 1892
place of birth = Lefaivre, Canada
date of death = November 19, 1959
place of death = Victoria, Canada|

Joseph Charbonneau, (July 31, 1892—November 19, 1959) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1940 to 1950.

Born in Lefaivre, Alfred and Plantagenet, he was ordained to the priesthood on June 24, 1916.

On June 22, 1939, Charbonneau was appointed Bishop of Hearst by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following August 15 from Archbishop Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes, with Archbishop Emile Yelle, PSS, and Bishop Louis Rhéaume, OMI, serving as co-consecrators. Charbonneau was later named Coadjutor Archbishop of Montreal and Titular Archbishop of "Amorium" on May 21, 1940. He succeeded the late Georges Gauthier as Archbishop of Montreal on August 31, 1940.

He is best known in Canada for his pro-labour role in the Asbestos Strike [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,811994,00.html Resignation, with Rumors] February 20, 1950] . Upon his resignation on February 9, 1950, Charbonneau was made Titular Archbishop of "Bosporus" and accepted work in British Columbia as a hospital chaplain.

References

External links

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcharj.html Catholic Hierarchy profile]
* [http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/evenements/20099.html Rumors about his resignation]

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years=1940–1950