Charles Leo Nelligan

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Charles Leo Nelligan was a Canadian bishop.[1] As bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada, he praised the Knights of Columbus for their support of Canadian troops during World War II.[2]

He was Bishop of Pembroke from 1937 to 1945.[3]

His resting place, is located at Heavenly Rest Cemetery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kauffman, Christopher J. (1982). Faith and Fraternalism: The History of the Knights of Columbus, 1882–1982. Harper and Row. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-06-014940-6.
  2. ^ Kauffman 1982, p. 344.
  3. ^ "Bishop Charles Leo Nelligan [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-05-01.