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{{Short description|Canadian Catholic prelate}}
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'''André-Albert Blais''' (26 August 1842 &ndash; 23 January 1919) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Roman Catholic]] priest and [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski|Bishop of Rimouski]].
Born in [[Saint-Vallier, Quebec|Saint-Vallier]], [[Quebec]], the son of Hubert Blais and Marguerite Roy, Blais was educated in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec, at the Quebec Seminary and at Collège de Lévis. He was ordained in 1868. From 1868 to 1869, he taught at Collège de Lévis. From 1869 to 1873, he was a professor of English at the Quebec Seminary and assistant director of the Pensionnat. From 1873 to 1874, he was director of the Pensionnat. From 1874 to 1877, he studied in [[Rome]]. From 1877 to 1881, he was a professor of Canonical law at the Quebec Seminary. From 1882 to 1889, he was a chaplain in Bon Pasteur, Quebec. In 1889, he was appointed [[Titular Bishop]] of Germanicopolis. In 1891, he was appointed Bishop of Rimouski.
The [[Saint-André-de-Restigouche, Quebec|Municipality of Saint-André-de-Restigouche]] was named after him.<ref name=CTQ-SAR>{{cite web |url=http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=227395 |title=Saint-André-de-Restigouche (Municipalité) |publisher=Commission de toponymie du Québec |accessdate=2012-01-11 |language=French}}</ref>
==References==
* {{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/cyclopdiaofcan00charuoft|title=A cyclopædia of Canadian biography|year=1919|work=[[Internet Archive]]}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bblaisa.html|title=Catholic-Hierarchy entry}}
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