Luc Cyr

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Luc Cyr
Archbishop of Sherbrooke
Province Sherbrooke
AppointedJuly 26, 2011
InstalledSeptember 29, 2011
PredecessorAndré Gaumond
Successorincumbent
Orders
OrdinationAugust 8, 2003
by  Charles Valois
ConsecrationJune 17, 2001
by  Jean-Claude Turcotte
Personal details
Born (1953-11-21) November 21, 1953 (age 70)
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post(s) Bishop of Valleyfield
Motto
  • Un Seul Coeur, Une Seule Âme
  • (One Heart and One Soul)
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Luc Cyr
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Reference style
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Religious style Archbishop

Luc Cyr (born November 21, 1953) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is currently Archbishop of Sherbrooke. Cyr succeeded to this post in September 2011, after serving as Bishop of Valleyfield from June 2001. [1]

Cyr was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme on August 29, 1980. Cyr was appointed to become Bishop of Valleyfield by Pope John Paul II on May 10, 2001, and was consecrated June 17, 2001 by Cardinal Turcotte, the then Archbishop of Montréal. Cyr remained bishop of Valleyfield until Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Archbishop of Sherbrooke on July 26, 2011. Cyr was installed September 29, 2011 and received his Pallium June 29, 2012 in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Cyr received his pallium along with Archbishop Christian Lépine, the Archbishop of Montréal, and Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau.

Footnotes

  1. Cheney, David M. (2012-03-04). "Archbishop Luc Cyr". Catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2012-10-18.


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