Antoine Racine
| Antoine Racine | |
|---|---|
| Sherbrooke | |
| |
| Archdiocese | Sherbrooke |
| Installed | September 1, 1874 |
| Term ended | July 17, 1893 |
| Predecessor | Diocese erected on August 28, 1874 |
| Successor | Paul LaRocque |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 12, 1844 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1822 Saint-Ambroise (Loretteville), Lower Canada |
| Died | July 17, 1893 (aged 71) Sherbrooke, Quebec |
Antoine Racine (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ʁasin]; January 26, 1822 – July 17, 1893) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the 1st Bishop of Sherbrooke from 1874 to 1893. He is buried in the Cathedral in Sherbrooke.
Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée (known as St. Charles Seminary in English) was founded by Racine in 1875, the year after he became the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.[1] A degree-granting institution, perhaps its most famous alumnus was Prime Minister of Canada Louis St. Laurent, who graduated in 1902.
He is the namesake of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue parish, also known as St-Antoine-de-Lennoxville.[2]
References
- Back to citation "Bishop Antoine Racine (1822–1893), First Catholic Bishop of Sherbrooke". Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- Back to citation "Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue - ArchivesCanada".
External links
- "Antoine Racine". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.