Ignace Bourget was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest who held the title of Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876. Born in Lévis, Quebec, in 1799, Bourget entered the clergy at an early age, undertook several courses of religious study, and in 1837 was named co-adjutor bishop of the newly created bishopric of Montreal. Following the death of Jean-Jacques Lartigue in 1840, Bourget became Bishop of Montreal.
Bourget in 1882
Ignace Bourget, circa 1840
Statue of Ignace Bourget sculpted by Louis-Philippe Hébert, located outside Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Ignace Bourget, circa 1862
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. A metropolitan see, its archepiscopal see is the Montreal, Quebec. It includes Montreal and surrounding areas within Quebec.
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral