Philippe-Servulo Desranleau (April 3, 1882 – May 28, 1952) was a Canadian

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priest and the

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from 1951 to 1952. Born in Saint-Sébastien-d'Iberville,

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, Desranleau studied at the Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe and the Grand Séminaire de Montréal. He was ordained as a priest in 1909. In 1937, he was appointed

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of Sala and a Coadjutor Bishop of Sherbrooke. He was appointed Bishop of Sherbrooke in 1941 and was made the first archbishop in 1951. He served until his death in 1952.

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Fonds Philippe Desranleau

1882 births 1952 deaths Roman Catholic bishops of Sherbrooke 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Canada Roman Catholic archbishops of Sherbrooke French Quebecers {{Canada-RC-bishop-stub