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Week of May 7, 2007


Earlier bishops of Edmonton


Bishop Vital Grandin

Consecrated coadjutor bishop of St. Boniface, Nov. 13, 1859.

First bishop of St. Albert, Sept. 22, 1871.

Died: June 3, 1902.

Declared Venerable: Dec. 15, 1966

Bishop Emile Legal

Consecrated coadjutor bishop of St. Albert, June 17, 1897,

Succeeded to the See of St. Albert, June 3, 1902.

Appointed archbishop of Edmonton, Nov. 30, 1912.

Died: March 10, 1920.

Archbishop Henry Joseph O'Leary

Consecrated bishop of Charlottetown, May 22, 1913.

Appointed archbishop of Edmonton, Sept. 7, 1920.

Died: March 5, 1938.

Archbishop John Hugh MacDonald

Consecrated bishop of Victoria, Aug. 11, 1934

Named coadjutor archbishop of Edmonton, Dec. 12, 1936

Succeeded to the See of Edmonton, March 5, 1938

Retired: Aug. 11, 1964

Died: Jan. 17, 1965

Archbishop Anthony Jordan

Consecrated bishop of Prince Rupert, B.C., Sept. 8, 1945.

Named coadjutor archbishop of Edmonton, April 7, 1955

Succeeded to the See of Edmonton, Aug. 11, 1964.

Resigned: July 6, 1973

Died: March 4, 1982

Archbishop Joseph MacNeil

Consecrated bishop of Saint John, N.B., June 24, 1969

Installed as archbishop of Edmonton, Sept. 5, 1973

Retired: June 7, 1999.

Archbishop Thomas Collins

Ordained coadjutor bishop of St. Paul, May 14, 1997

Installed as bishop of St. Paul, June 30, 1997

Appointed coadjutor archbishop of Edmonton, Feb. 18, 1999

Succeeded to the See of Edmonton, June 7, 1999

Appointed archbishop of Toronto, Dec. 16, 2006


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