Olivier Elzéar Mathieu
Olivier Elzéar Mathieu was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, academic, and Archbishop of Regina.Biography
Born in Saint-Roch, the son of Joseph Mathieu and Marguerite Latouche, he studied at the Quebec Seminary and received a Doctor of Theology in 1878 from Université Laval. He was ordained a priest by Cardinal Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau in 1878 and was appointed professor of philosophy at Laval University.
In 1882, he went to study in Borne, Italy and received a Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of the Academy of Saint Thomas. Returning to Quebec, he received a Master of Arts in 1889. From 1899 to 1908, he was Rector of Université Laval.
Mathieu was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George during the visit to Canada of TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in October 1901.
He was later created a Knight of the Légion d'honneur.
In 1911, he was appointed Bishop of Regina and Archbishop of Regina in 1915.
