Louis-Nazaire Bégin
His Eminence Louis-Nazaire Bégin | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Quebec |
| Installed | April 12, 1898 |
| Term ended | July 18, 1925 |
| Predecessor | Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau |
| Successor | Paul-Eugène Roy |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Archbishop of Quebec |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 10, 1865 by Costantino Patrizi Naro |
| Consecration | October 28, 1888 by Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau |
| Created cardinal | May 25, 1914 by Pius X |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1840 Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévis (Lévis), Canada East |
| Died | July 18, 1925 (aged 85) Quebec, Canada |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Louis-Nazaire Bégin | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Quebec |
Louis-Nazaire Bégin (January 10, 1840 – July 18, 1925) was a Canadian cardinal of the Catholic Church. Begin held a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and was later appointed Archbishop of Quebec by Pope Leo XIII (1898) and created cardinal by Pope Pius X (1914).