Georges Cabana (October 23, 1894 – February 6, 1986) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Sherbrooke from 1952 to 1967.
Georges Cabana | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Sherbrooke | |
| Diocese | Sherbrooke |
| Installed | May 28, 1952 |
| Term ended | February 7, 1967 |
| Predecessor | Philippe Desranleau |
| Successor | Jean-Marie Fortier |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 28, 1918 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 23, 1894 |
| Died | February 6, 1986 (aged 91) Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Born in Granby, Quebec, Cabana studied at the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke, Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, and the Grand Séminaire de Montréal. He was ordained a priest in 1918. In 1941, he was made Titular Archbishop of Anchialus and was Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba.
In 1952, he was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sherbrooke and became the Archbishop of Sherbrooke in 1952. He attended the Second Vatican Council and was a member of the Coetus Internationalis Patrum.
He resigned in 1967 and was appointed Titular Archbishop of Succuba. He died in 1986.
References
- Fonds Georges Cabana (in French)