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Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve

Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (died 1947)

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Born
November 2, 1883
Died
January 17, 1947
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1883

About Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve

Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve was a Canadian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1931 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1933. Villeneuve founded the School of Superior Ecclesiastical Studies, where he was made titular professor of canon law, in 1928. On July 3, 1930, Villeneuve was appointed the first Bishop of Gravelbourg by Pope Pius XI. Pius XI created him Cardinal-Priest of S.

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Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve timeline

  1. Villeneuve founded the School of Superior Ecclesiastical Studies, where he was made titular professor of canon law, in 1928.
  2. On July 3, 1930, Villeneuve was appointed the first Bishop of Gravelbourg by Pope Pius XI.

The world when Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve was born

Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve was born in 1883. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBrooklyn Bridge opens after 14 years of construction
  • Technology milestoneFirst standardized time zones adopted
  • World population~1.43B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population52.8M

1883 versus 2026

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Measure18832026
Population52.8M341 million

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