Vital-Justin Grandin
Catholic bishop
Died when: 73 years 115 days (879 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Vital-Justin Grandin (8 February 1829 – 3 June 1902) was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop known as a key architect of the Canadian Indian residential school system, which has been labeled an instrument of cultural genocide.
In June 2021, this led to governments and private businesses to begin removing his name from institutions and infrastructure previously named for him.
He served the Church in the western parts of what is now Canada both before and after Confederation.He is also the namesake or co-founder of various small communities and neighbourhoods in what is now Alberta, Canada, especially those of francophone residents.
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