Paul Bernier
Canadian Catholic prelate
Paul Bernier (18 January 1906 – 21 November 1964) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the Archdiocese of Quebec and international organization, served briefly in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, and then as Bishop of Gaspé from 1957 to 1964.
Biography
Paul Bernier was born on 18 January 1906 in Quebec City, Canada. He attended the local seminary and earned a bachelor's degree in 1924, a licentiate in philosophy in 1925, and a doctorate in theology in 1928. He was ordained a priest in 1928. He became chancellor of the Archdiocese of Quebec and vice chair of its ecclesiastical tribunal. He was secretary of the French section of the Pontifical Missionary Union and then President of the Interamerican Committee for Broadcasting from 1942 to 1947. He taught at Laval University from 1939 to 1947. He joined the staff of the Secretariat of State in 1947.
On 7 August 1952, Pope Pius XII appointed him titular archbishop of Laodicea in Syria and Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica and Apostolic Nuncio to Panama. He received his episcopal consecration on 12 September 1952 from Cardinal James Charles McGuigan, Archbishop of Toronto.
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