[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 97 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H4446]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  LACROIX: FRANCO AMERICAN OF THE YEAR

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an individual from 
Manchester, New Hampshire, who has been named Franco American of the 
Year.
  Gerald Cardinal Lacroix was born in Quebec but moved to New Hampshire 
while still a young boy. Lacroix attended Catholic schools in 
Manchester, and he continued his studies at Saint Anselm College before 
receiving degrees in theology from Laval University in Quebec.
  In 1975, he entered religious life by joining the Pius X Secular 
Institute. Ordained a priest in 1988, Father Lacroix served as a 
missionary in Colombia. He then returned to North America and was 
elected as director general of the institute.
  Consecrated as a bishop in 2009, Lacroix began his service as an 
auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Two years later, he 
succeeded as archbishop of Quebec and primate of Canada, receiving his 
pallium from Pope Benedict XVI. Most recently, Pope Francis elevated 
Lacroix to the College of Cardinals, appointing him a cardinal-priest 
in Rome.
  This is a tremendous accomplishment. On behalf of the Granite State, 
we are all proud of Cardinal Lacroix's accomplishments. He is truly 
worthy of the title ``Franco American of the Year.''

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