Louis-Nazaire Bégin

His Eminence

Louis-Nazaire Bégin
Cardinal, Archbishop of Quebec
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseQuebec
InstalledApril 12, 1898
Term endedJuly 18, 1925
PredecessorElzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
SuccessorPaul-Eugène Roy
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Archbishop of Quebec
Orders
OrdinationJune 10, 1865
by Costantino Patrizi Naro
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1888
by Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
Created cardinalMay 25, 1914
by Pius X
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
BornJanuary 10, 1840
Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-Lévis (Lévis), Canada East
DiedJuly 18, 1925 (aged 85)
Quebec, Canada
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Louis-Nazaire Bégin
Reference styleHis Eminence
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SeeQuebec

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).