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Canadian Roman Catholic priest
His Excellency
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel
Archbishop of Ottawa
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel, Feb 1895
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseOttawa
Installed1874
Term ended1909
PredecessorJoseph-Bruno Guigues
SuccessorCharles-Hugues Gauthier
Personal details
Born(1841-11-06)6 November 1841
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Died5 June 1909(1909-06-05) (aged 67)
Casselman, Ontario

Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf tɔma dyamɛl]; 6 November 1841 – 5 June 1909) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Ottawa.

Born in Contrecœur, Lower Canada, he was educated at St. Joseph's College, Ottawa, and ordained in 1863. He became Bishop of Ottawa in 1874 and Archbishop of Ottawa in 1886. In 1887, he became metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Ottawa. He was chancellor of the University of Ottawa.

Two municipalities in Quebec, Duhamel and Duhamel-Ouest, are named after him.

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Duhamel". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Duhamel-Ouest". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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Academic offices
Preceded byNew position Chancellor of the University of Ottawa
1889–1909
Succeeded byCharles-Hugues Gauthier
Chancellors of the University of Ottawa


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