Father Clément Cormier, (January 15, 1910 – July 28, 1987) was a Canadian

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 Priest, academic and the vice chancellor and founder of Université de Moncton

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Born in Moncton, New Brunswick

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, the son of Clément Cormier and Léontine Breau, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1931, from Université Saint-Joseph. He was ordained in 1936. In 1940 he received another Bachelor's degree from Université Laval

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. From 1948 until 1953, he was the rector

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 of Université Saint-Joseph. From 1973 until 1978, he was the Chancellor of the Université de Moncton.

In 1967 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada

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and was promoted to Companion in 1972.