Charles-François Baillargeon

Canadian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop

His Excellency Charles-François Baillargeon
Archbishop of Quebec

See	Quebec
Installed	August 25, 1867
Term ended	October 13, 1870
Predecessor	Pierre-Flavien Turgeon
Successor	Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
Orders
Ordination	June 1, 1822
Personal details
Born	(1798-04-26)April 26, 1798 Île aux Grues, Lower Canada
Died	October 13, 1870(1870-10-13) (aged 72) Quebec City, Quebec

Charles-François Baillargeon (April 26, 1798 – October 13, 1870) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop.

Biography

He was from Lower Canada and studied at the Collège de Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Collège de Nicolet followed by four years of theology at Quebec where his choice of the priesthood was confirmed. He was ordained in 1822 and became chaplain of the church of Saint-Roch and also the director of the college.

He then served as a parish priest and in 1831 was appointed by Bishop Bernard-Claude Panet to the cathedral as a parish priest. This was an extremely taxing assignment, and he was also working on a French translation of the New Testament for Bishop Joseph-Octave Plessis.

He became Bishop Baillargeon in 1851 and archbishop in 1867. He continued to be active in his vocation until his death. Because he had not appointed a coadjutor, two priests, Charles-Félix Cazeau and Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, served as administrators for a period.