Gérald Cyprien Lacroix ISPX[1] (French pronunciation: [lakʁwa]; born July 27, 1957) is a Canadian Catholic prelate who has served as the Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada since 2011.
[2] He is a member of the Council of Cardinals and the Secular Institute Pius X. Lacroix was born on 27 July 1957 in Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset in the Archdiocese of Quebec and completed his secondary and higher education at Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Saint Anselm College in the neighbouring town of Goffstown.
During the sede vacante period after the death of Pope John Paul II, Lacroix was elected diocesan administrator by the College of Consultors.
[4] Lacroix received the pallium from Pope Benedict on 29 June 2011, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul in Rome along with all other metropolitan archbishops appointed since 2010.
[7] On May 21, 2024, the Holy See Press Office confirmed it dismissed the anonymous complaint of abuse versus Lacroix after investigation by André Denis, retired Judge of Superior Court of Quebec.
[8] He resumed his duties on July 22, 2024 and further announced he will preside at the Solemn Mass of the feast of Saint Anne in the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.