Fernand Lacroix

Background

Lacroix, Fernand was born on October 16, 1919 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Son of Jean-Charles and Cecile (Dore) Lacroix.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Sacred Heart College, Bathurst, N.B., 1937; licenciate in canon law, Angelicum U., Rome, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Moncton, 1971.

Career

Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1946; teacher, Holy Heart Seminary, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1953-1961; director Eudist students in, Rome, 1950-1953; superior, Eudist Seminary, Limbour, Quebec, 1961-1966; superior general, Eudist Fathers, Rome, 1966-1970; bishop of, Edmundston, N.B., Canada, 1970-1983.

Achievements

• Fernand Lacroix has been listed as a noteworthy Bishop by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Father:

Jean-Charles Lacroix

Mother:

Cecile (Dore) Lacroix