Background
Légaré, Henri Francis was born on February 20, 1918 in Willow-Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Phillippe and Amanda (Douville) Légaré.
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Henri Francis Légaré, Canadian Archbishop. Decorated grand cross merit Order Malta, 1964; order merit French Language Association Ontario, 1965. Chairman Canadian Universities Foundation, 1960-1962. Member Association Canadian Universities (president 1960-1962), Canada Conference Catholic Bishops (president 1981-1983), International Association Political Science
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, University Ottawa, 1940; theological student, Lebret, Saskatchewan, 1940-1944; Master of Arts, Laval U., 1946; Doctor Social Science, Catholic U. Lille, France, 1950; honorary Doctor of Laws, Carleton U., Ottawa, 1959; honorary Doctor of Laws, Windsor (Ontario) U., 1960; honorary Doctor of Laws, Queens U., Kingston, Ontario, 1961; honorary Doctor of Laws, U. Saskatchewan, 1963; honorary Doctor of Laws, Waterloo (Ontario) Lutheran U., 1965; honorary Doctor of Laws, U. Ottawa, Canada, 1984; Doctor of University, University of Ottawa.
Career
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1943; professor sociology, Laval U., 1947; professor sociology, U. Ottawa, 1951; executive director, Catholic Hospital Association Canada, 1952-1957; dean faculty social science, U. Ottawa, 1954-1958; president, U. Ottawa, 1958-1964; provincial, Oblate Fathers, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1966-1967; bishop of, Labrador, 1967-1972; archbishop, Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, 1972-1996.
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Chairman Canadian Universities Foundation, 1960-1962. Member Association Canadian Universities (president 1960-1962), Canada Conference Catholic Bishops (president 1981-1983), International Association Political Science M C.
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Canadian