Background
Plourde, JøAurele was born on January 12, 1915 in St. Francois, N.B., Canada. Son of Antoine and Suzanne (Albert) Plourde.
Plourde, JøAurele was born on January 12, 1915 in St. Francois, N.B., Canada. Son of Antoine and Suzanne (Albert) Plourde.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Joseph's U., Moncton, 1939; student, Halifax Major Seminary, 1939-1944; student, Catholic Institute Paris, 1947-1948; Licentiate Social Sciences, Ottawa U., 1948-1950; L.M. in Theology, Gregorian U., Rome, 1960.
Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1944; assistant, St. Quentin, N.B., 1944-1946; secretary to bishop, Edmundston, N.B., 1946-1947; professor philosophy, St. Louis College, Edmundston, 1950-1955; pastor, St. Leonard Parish, N.B., 1955-1959; auxiliary bishop of Alexandria, 1964-1967; archbishop of Ottawa, 1967-1990; archbishop emeritus, since 1990.