Maurice Roy

His Eminence

Maurice Roy
Cardinal
Archbishop Emeritus of Québec
Primate Emeritus of Canada
The then-bishop seen in 1956.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseQuébec
SeeQuébec
Appointed2 June 1947
Term ended20 March 1981
PredecessorJean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
SuccessorLouis-Albert Vachon
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (1965-85)
Previous post(s)Bishop of Trois Rivières (1946-47)
Military Vicar of Canada (1946-82)
President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (1967-76)
President of the Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1967-76)
President of the Committee for the Family (1973-76)
Orders
Ordination12 June 1927
by Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault
Consecration1 May 1946
by Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Created cardinal22 February 1965
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Maurice Roy

(1905-01-25)25 January 1905
Québec City, Canada
Died24 October 1985(1985-10-24) (aged 80)
Québec City, Canada
ParentsFerdinand Roy
Amelie Legendre
Alma materUniversité Laval
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
University of Paris
Institut Catholique de Paris
MottoIn Nomine Jesu
("In the name of Jesus")
Coat of arms
Styles of
Maurice Roy
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeQuebec

Maurice Roy CC OBE (January 25, 1905 – October 24, 1985) was a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1947 to 1981. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.

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