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| <tab>He came to Canada as a complete stranger to the country and to his new diocese. As a continental European who belonged to both the French and English cultures, Bishop Couturier was a transitional figure in a diocese where the two previous bishops had been of Highland Scottish origin and where the bishops after him were French Canadians. Surprisingly, we have been told that while Bishop Couturier was a bilingual speaker, he was not fully proficient in writing French. (Choquette 40, 49) In 1927 it was stated that he “speaks English with a cultured accent.” (//Montreal Gazette// repr. //Cornwall Standard //7 April 1927) Bishop Couturier was strongly marked by both Dominican and army concepts of discipline and order. He was a strong supporter of ritual and ceremony in church services. It was during his period as bishop that the Monastery of the Precious Blood was founded. Also two new parishes, both in Cornwall, were added to the diocese. He had the unenviable task of being bishop during the difficult years of the Depression. When Bishop Couturier’s health failed towards the end of his life, Fr Rosario Brodeur was named coadjutor bishop. Bishop Couturier died at the Bishop’s Palace in Alexandria. He is buried in St. Finnan’s cemetery. | <tab>He came to Canada as a complete stranger to the country and to his new diocese. As a continental European who belonged to both the French and English cultures, Bishop Couturier was a transitional figure in a diocese where the two previous bishops had been of Highland Scottish origin and where the bishops after him were French Canadians. Surprisingly, we have been told that while Bishop Couturier was a bilingual speaker, he was not fully proficient in writing French. (Choquette 40, 49) In 1927 it was stated that he “speaks English with a cultured accent.” (//Montreal Gazette// repr. //Cornwall Standard //7 April 1927) Bishop Couturier was strongly marked by both Dominican and army concepts of discipline and order. He was a strong supporter of ritual and ceremony in church services. It was during his period as bishop that the Monastery of the Precious Blood was founded. Also two new parishes, both in Cornwall, were added to the diocese. He had the unenviable task of being bishop during the difficult years of the Depression. When Bishop Couturier’s health failed towards the end of his life, Fr Rosario Brodeur was named coadjutor bishop. Bishop Couturier died at the Bishop’s Palace in Alexandria. He is buried in St. Finnan’s cemetery. |
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| <tab>Among people from Britain associated with Bishop Couturier, see [[field_louis|Bishop Field]] and [[guinevan_william_a|Fr Guinevan.]] | <tab>Among people from Britain associated with Bishop Couturier, see [[field_justin|Bishop Field]] and [[guinevan_william_a|Fr Guinevan.]] |
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