Maurice Roy

His Eminence Maurice Roy
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Québec Primate Emeritus of Canada
The then-bishop seen in 1956.
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Québec
See	Québec
Appointed	2 June 1947
Term ended	20 March 1981
Predecessor	Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Successor	Louis-Albert Vachon
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (1965-85)
Orders
Ordination	12 June 1927 by Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault
Consecration	1 May 1946 by Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve
Created cardinal	22 February 1965 by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Maurice Roy (1905-01-25)25 January 1905 Québec City, Canada
Died	24 October 1985(1985-10-24) (aged 80) Québec City, Canada
Parents	Ferdinand Roy Amelie Legendre
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Trois Rivières (1946-47) Military Vicar of Canada (1946-82) President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (1967-76) President of the Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1967-76) President of the Committee for the Family (1973-76)
Alma mater	Université Laval Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas University of Paris Institut Catholique de Paris
Motto	In Nomine Jesu ("In the name of Jesus")
Coat of arms

Styles of Maurice Roy
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Quebec

Maurice Roy CC OBE (January 25, 1905 – October 24, 1985) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1947 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.