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Most Famous Canadian Religious Figures
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Canada 3,744
18,076 AS 
Aimee Semple McPherson Canadian Cleric 1890–1944
Aimee Semple McPherson Canadian Cleric 1890–1944 27,728 BL 
Bernard Lonergan Canadian Theologian 1904–1984
Bernard Lonergan Canadian Theologian 1904–1984 39,184 MO 
Marc Ouellet Canadian Cardinal b. 1944
Marc Ouellet Canadian Cardinal b. 1944 41,195 AB 
André Bessette Canadian Religious 1845–1937
André Bessette Canadian Religious 1845–1937 46,350 JI J. I. Packer Canadian Theologian 1926–2020
73,221 GL 
George Leslie Mackay Canadian Missionary 1844–1901
George Leslie Mackay Canadian Missionary 1844–1901 76,101 LG 
Lionel Groulx Canadian Priest 1878–1967
Lionel Groulx Canadian Priest 1878–1967 76,931 PL 
Paul-Émile Léger Canadian Priest 1904–1991
Paul-Émile Léger Canadian Priest 1904–1991 78,769 CC Charles Chiniquy Canadian Priest 1809–1899
84,664 AA 
Aloysius Ambrozic Canadian Priest 1930–2011
Aloysius Ambrozic Canadian Priest 1930–2011 103,415 ET 
Emiliano Tardif Canadian Priest 1928–1999
Emiliano Tardif Canadian Priest 1928–1999 129,359 CB 
Charles Brent Canadian Priest 1862–1929
Charles Brent Canadian Priest 1862–1929 147,445 ÉG Édouard Gagnon Canadian Cardinal 1918–2007
161,201 JC 
James Charles McGuigan Canadian Priest 1894–1974
James Charles McGuigan Canadian Priest 1894–1974 169,082 GL 
Gérald Lacroix Canadian Priest b. 1957
Gérald Lacroix Canadian Priest b. 1957 179,206 FR 
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau Canadian Cardinal 1866–1931
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau Canadian Cardinal 1866–1931 204,506 HC 
Henri-Raymond Casgrain Canadian Priest 1831–1904
Henri-Raymond Casgrain Canadian Priest 1831–1904 218,381 JL 
Jason Lee (missionary) Canadian Missionary 1803–1845
Jason Lee (missionary) Canadian Missionary 1803–1845 236,374 MC 
Marie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté Canadian Nun 1794–1864
Marie-Rosalie Cadron-Jetté Canadian Nun 1794–1864 238,625 TB Todd Bentley Canadian Preacher b. 1976
251,142 MC Maurice Couture Canadian Priest 1926–2018
267,353 MT 
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon Canadian Nun 1840–1881
Marie-Élisabeth Turgeon Canadian Nun 1840–1881 269,873 FN 
François Norbert Blanchet Canadian Priest 1795–1883
François Norbert Blanchet Canadian Priest 1795–1883 327,124 LN Laurent Noël Canadian Priest b. 1920
328,209 GD Gérard Dionne Canadian Priest 1919–2020
328,469 JP Joseph-Aurèle Plourde Canadian Archbishop 1915–2013
332,306 JB 
Jean-Olivier Briand Canadian Priest 1715–1794
Jean-Olivier Briand Canadian Priest 1715–1794 363,589 FK 
Francis Kelley Canadian Priest 1870–1948
Francis Kelley Canadian Priest 1870–1948 378,047 RD Remi De Roo Canadian Priest b. 1924
380,191 AE Adam Exner Canadian Priest b. 1928
385,865 ME Moses E. Kiley Canadian Priest 1876–1953
436,860 DB Donald Bolen Canadian Priest b. 1961
467,140 AM 
Adrien-Gabriel Morice Canadian Missionary 1859–1939
Adrien-Gabriel Morice Canadian Missionary 1859–1939 472,315 RL Robert Lebel (bishop) Canadian Priest 1924–2015
473,400 DT 
Delia Tetreault Canadian Nun 1865–1941
Delia Tetreault Canadian Nun 1865–1941 478,743 GB 
Georges-Antoine Belcourt Canadian Missionary 1803–1874
Georges-Antoine Belcourt Canadian Missionary 1803–1874 484,126 JS Jean-Mandé Sigogne Canadian Priest 1763–1844
502,401 AJ A. James Reimer Canadian Theologian 1942–2010
505,898 MD 
Modeste Demers Canadian Priest 1809–1874
Modeste Demers Canadian Priest 1809–1874 526,794 JG Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet Canadian Archbishop 1922–2009
534,460 JA 
José Avelino Bettencourt Canadian Priest b. 1962
José Avelino Bettencourt Canadian Priest b. 1962 536,421 CH 
Charles Henry Fowler Canadian Priest 1837–1908
Charles Henry Fowler Canadian Priest 1837–1908 547,321 M( Michael (Khoroshy) Canadian Priest 1885–1977
554,242 CB 
Charles-François Baillargeon Canadian Priest 1798–1870
Charles-François Baillargeon Canadian Priest 1798–1870 562,785 RG Roger Guindon Canadian Priest 1920–2012
563,697 JD 
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel Canadian Priest 1841–1909
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel Canadian Priest 1841–1909 606,644 OC Ovide Charlebois Canadian Priest 1862–1933
614,939 AM Anthony Mancini Canadian Priest b. 1945
642,222 AB Austin-Emile Burke Canadian Priest 1922–2011
646,736 MW Martin William Currie Canadian Priest b. 1943
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