George Flahiff


George Flahiff

Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseWinnipeg
SeeWinnipeg
Appointed10 March 1961
Installed26 June 1961
Term ended31 March 1982
PredecessorPhilip Francis Pocock
SuccessorAdam Joseph Exner
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle (1969–89)
Previous post(s)Superior General of Congregation of Saint Basil (1954–61)
President of the Canadian Episcopal Conference (1964–67)
Orders
Ordination17 August 1930
by Neil McNeil
Consecration31 May 1961
by James Charles McGuigan
Created cardinal28 April 1969
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
George Bernard Flahiff

26 October 1905
Died22 August 1989(1989-08-22) (aged 83)
Saint Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationSaint Michael's College
Alma materUniversity of Strasbourg
MottoIn ipso per ipsum cum ipso
Styles of
George Flahiff
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeWinnipeg

George Bernard Flahiff, CC, C.S.B. (26 October 1905 – 22 August 1989) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Winnipeg from 1961 to 1982, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.