Background
Grenier was born in Gaspé, Quebec, and ordained for the diocese of Gaspé in 1924.
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Education
He studied philosophy at the Angelicum in Rome (1924-1926), and at the major seminary in Gaspé (1926-1927).
Career
He was the author of a manual of Thomistic philosophy, once widely used in Roman Catholic seminaries. From 1927-1930 he studied theology at the Angelicum and Canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University. He held doctorates in philosophy, theology, and canon law.
From 1930 to 1947 he was professor of theology at the seminary of Québec.
In 1938 he was incardinated in the diocese of Québec. He spent a year in Oklahoma, 1944-1945.
He was for many years professor of philosophy at the Université Laval.
