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Cardinal Leger, Canadian Prelate Who Aided Lepers, Is Dead at 87
1991
Cardinal Leger spent 12 years in the Cameroon after heading Canada's largest Catholic diocese for 17 years. He was considered one of the more influential prelates of the 20th century. At the conclave that elected a successor to Pope Paul VI, Cardinal Leger's name was frequently mentioned as one of the possible candidates for the papacy. Those who worked with Cardinal [Leger] said he had a gift for inspiring people to help others. \"He was always preoccupied with what happened to others and finding ways to alleviate the misery of people,\" said Bishop Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, of the St.-Hyacinthe diocese, east of Montreal. Homage from the Pope At the end of World War II, he was sent to the Vatican to help Pope Pius XII's efforts to find food and clothing for millions of displaced people. Cardinal Leger described his relationship with the Pope as \"not only friendly, but like a father with his son.\"
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