Alphonse-Marie Parent
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Alphonse-Marie Parent, CC
(April 2, 1906 – October 7, 1970) was a Canadian
priest, educator and academic administrator. He is best known for having given his name to the Parent Report on the reform of Quebec's education system.
Born in Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec
, the son of Alphonse Parent and Marie Gosselin, he studied at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and the séminaire de Québec. He was ordained a priest in 1929, and obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain. During the 1940s, he worked for the Austrian imperial family
and for Pope Pius XII. He was vice-rector of Université Laval
from 1949 to 1954 and rector there from 1954 until 1960.
From 1961 to 1966, he was President of the Royal Commission of Enquiry on Teaching in Quebec. The commission's recommendations led to the creation of the Quebec's Colleges of general and vocational education
(CEGEPs) which replaced the classical colleges. In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada
.
His funeral took place at the Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral
.
Order of Canada
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(April 2, 1906 – October 7, 1970) was a Canadian
Canada
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priest, educator and academic administrator. He is best known for having given his name to the Parent Report on the reform of Quebec's education system.
Born in Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec
Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec
Saint-Jean-Chrysostome is a district within the city of Lévis in central Quebec, Canada south of Quebec City on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. It was a separate town, incorporated in 1828, but in 2002 was amalgamated into Lévis. It is a mostly suburban community, connected to Quebec...
, the son of Alphonse Parent and Marie Gosselin, he studied at the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and the séminaire de Québec. He was ordained a priest in 1929, and obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of Louvain. During the 1940s, he worked for the Austrian imperial family
Otto von Habsburg
Otto von Habsburg , also known by his royal name as Archduke Otto of Austria, was the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of the empire in 1918, a realm which comprised modern-day Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,...
and for Pope Pius XII. He was vice-rector of Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
from 1949 to 1954 and rector there from 1954 until 1960.
From 1961 to 1966, he was President of the Royal Commission of Enquiry on Teaching in Quebec. The commission's recommendations led to the creation of the Quebec's Colleges of general and vocational education
Cégep
CEGEP is an acronym for , which is literally translated as "College of General and Vocational Education" but commonly called "General and Vocational College" in circles not influenced by Quebec English. It refers to the public post-secondary education collegiate institutions exclusive to the...
(CEGEPs) which replaced the classical colleges. In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
.
His funeral took place at the Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral
Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral
The Cathedral-minor basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec , located at 20, rue de Buade, Quebec City, Quebec, is the primate church of Canada and seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, the oldest see in the New World north of Mexico.It is also the parish church of the oldest parish in North...
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