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He became a cardinal on May 25 , 1985 .

He was born in Saint-Frederic-de-Beauce, Quebec . He was ordained on June 11 , 1938 . In 1949 he earned a doctorate in Theology from the Angelicum in Rome . Back in Quebec, he taught Theology at Université Laval from 1949 to 1955, becoming president of the University from 19601972 .

In 1969 he was made a Companion of the Order Of Canada . In 1985, he was made an Officer of the National Order Of Quebec .


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