Joseph François Alphonse Rousseau OMI (1893 - 1978)

Born 28 May 1893 in Québec, Québec, Canada

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Died 28 Apr 1978 at age 84 in Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton, Ontario, Canada

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Joseph François Alphonse est né le 28 mai 1893, fils de David Rousseau, ferblantier plombeur(sic), et de sa troisième épouse Hermine Gamache. Il est baptisé le jour même de sa naissance à St-Sauveur-de-Québec. Son parrain était son beau-frère François Lapointe, tailleur de cuir, sa marraine, sa soeur Hedwige Rousseau. Les deux ont signé le registre ainsi que son père. ^[1]

Joseph Rousseau entreprit des études religieuses et joignit les Oblats de Marie-Immaculée le 2 août 1913. Il poursuivit ses études en Italie, quittant le Canada via New York le 28 octobre 1915. Il est de retour brièvement au Canada le 19 juillet 1923 ayant prononcé ses vœux perpétuels en 1917. Il retourne terminer ses études à Rome jusqu'en 1927.

Il a obtenu 3 doctorats à Rome : en philosophie, en théologie et en droit canonique.

Il retourne au Vatican après quelques années au Canada et y passera plus de 25 ans dans diverses fonctions au Saint-Siège. Il participera ainsi au Concile Vatican II.

Il est décédé à Ottawa le 28 avril 1978 et est enterré au cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Gatineau dans la section des Oblats. ^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Joseph François Alphonse was born 28 May 1893, he was the son of tinsmith plumber David Rousseau and his third wife Hermine Gamache. He was baptized the same day in St-Sauveur-de-Québec, godparents were leather worker François Lapointe, his brother in law, and Hedwige Rousseau his sister. The father and godparents all signed the register. ^[1]

Joseph Rousseau pursued religious studies and entered the Oblates religious order on 2 Aug 1913. He furthered his studies in Italy, leaving Canada via New York 28 Oct 1915 and returning 19 Jul 1923 for a visit as per his entry declaration. ^[4] He then returned to Italy to complete his studies returning to Canada in 1927.

He completed 3 doctorates in Rome: Philosophy, Theology and Canonical Law.

After a few years in Canada, he was called back to the Vatican. He would then live in Rome for over 25 years and went on to have a distinguished life and career. He was Procurator to the Holy See and Secretary of The Religious Commission during Vatican II and, as such, was the French Canadian with the highest posting to the Vatican. See below a link to an online book with a page about his religious life. ^[2]

He died 28 Apr 1978 in Ottawa. ^[2]

He is buried in Cimetière Notre-Dame [Notre Dame Cemetery] (Section: Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate), Gatineau County, Québec. ^[3]

Mentionné dans les publications suivantes/Mentioned in the following publications

• Canadian Who's Who. A biographical dictionary of notable living men and women. Volume 12, 1970-1972. Toronto: Who's Who Canadian Publications, 1972. (CanWW 12)

• Carnets conciliaires de Mgr Gérard Philips, secrétaire adjoint de la Commission doctrinale. Volume 29 of Instrumenta theologica, ISSN 0773-4433. Authors: Gérard Philips, Karim Schelkens. Editor: Karim Schelkens. Translated by: Karim Schelkens. Contributor: Centrum voor Conciliestudie Vaticanum II. Publisher: Peeters Publishers, 2006. ISBN 9042917938 and #9789042917934 ^[5]

• La contribution des religieux canadiens à Vatican II, AUTHOR: Gilles Routhier: Université Laval, Québec. Publisher : LARHRA Series : Chrétiens et Sociétés. Documents et Mémoires. Year of publication : 2019. Published on OpenEdition Books : 23 juin 2020 EAN (Print version) : 9791091592239 Electronic EAN : 9791036542992 doi:10.4000/books.larhra.5554 Number of pages : 404 p. Paragraph on p. 88-101.Paragraph about the religious life of Joseph Rousseau (French)

• Title: God Has Been God for Us: The History of the Missionary Servants of St. Anthony a Congregation of Diocesan Right. Authors: Mary Diane Langford. Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2012. ISBN #1467098086 and #9781467098083. Length: 152 pages. Page 55 and more.Correspondence between Archbishop Lucey and Joseph Rousseau OMI of the Sacred Congregation for Religious in Rome

Recensement/Census

• 1901 Page 11, Line 43. quartier St-Vallier, ville de Québec, Québec, Canada ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch: 16 July 2014, Québec > Saint-Sauveur > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1891-1893 > image 580 of 761; Archives nationales du Québec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal. Baptism Family Search
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Obituary in Images
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Canadian Cemetery Project Headstone Image
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data:Library and Archives Canada. Form 30A, 1919-1924 (Ocean Arrivals). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG 76. Department of Employment and Immigration Fonts. Microfilm Reels: T-14939 to T-15248. Surname Range 2: Rourke, Allan To Ruddock, Evelyn Annie. Image 342 of 4308 Declaration of Passengers to Canada Ancestry (membership)
5. ↑ Google Books Roles in the Vatican
6. ↑ Library and Public Archives Canada 1901 Census