Gérald Lacroix


Gérald Lacroix

Cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec
Primate of Canada
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseQuebec
Appointed22 February 2011
Installed25 March 2011
PredecessorMarc Ouellet
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of San Giuseppe all'Aurelio
Previous post(s)Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec (2009–2011)
Titular Bishop of Hilta (2009–2011)
Orders
Ordination8 October 1988
by Maurice Couture
Consecration24 May 2009
by Marc Ouellet
Created cardinal22 February 2014
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1957-07-27) 27 July 1957
ParentsBrigitte Laurendeau & Raymond Lacroix
Alma mater
MottoMane nobiscum Domine
(Stay with us, Lord)
Ordination history of
Gérald Lacroix
History
Priestly ordination
Date8 October 1988
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorMarc Ouellet
Co-consecratorsMaurice Couture
Gilles Lemay
Date24 May 2009
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope Francis
Date22 February 2014
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Gérald Lacroix as principal consecrator
Gaetan Proulx, OSM25 February 2012
Denis Grondin25 February 2012
Héctor Felipe Vila7 February 2016
Louis Corriveau8 December 2016
Marc Pelchat8 December 2016
Styles of
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Gérald Cyprien Lacroix ISPX ([lakʁwa]; born July 27, 1957) is a Canadian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada since 2011. He was previously Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Council of Cardinals and the Secular Institute Pius X, he was made a cardinal in 2014.