Canadian religious figure. A native of Saint-Rambert-d'Albon (France), he joined the religious order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He came to Canada and on December 20, 1857, he was ordained priest in the Saint-Boniface cathedral, in Manitoba. On August 3, 1864, he was named Titular Bishop of Arindela and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Athabaska-Mackenzie, in Alberta. His episopal consecration took place on August 15, 1867. His elevation to the episcopate was done in a strange way, apart from the ordinary rules. Of passage in Rome, Bishop Faraud, the first Apostolic Vicar of Mackenzie River, had required an "auxiliary" from Pope Pius IX. The pontiff granted him a bulla without indicating a name on it. Then, upon his return from Europe, Bishop Faraud simply consulted the missionaries of his Vicariate and hence designated Father Clut as his Auxiliary. He was proud of his beard. Abundant and curly, with majesty it floated on its chest, giving to his already imposing stature an authority, uncontested by the Indians. This greyish fleece proved very useful against the cold in winter and the mosquitos in summer. He passed away in his episcopal city.
Canadian religious figure. A native of Saint-Rambert-d'Albon (France), he joined the religious order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He came to Canada and on December 20, 1857, he was ordained priest in the Saint-Boniface cathedral, in Manitoba. On August 3, 1864, he was named Titular Bishop of Arindela and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Athabaska-Mackenzie, in Alberta. His episopal consecration took place on August 15, 1867. His elevation to the episcopate was done in a strange way, apart from the ordinary rules. Of passage in Rome, Bishop Faraud, the first Apostolic Vicar of Mackenzie River, had required an "auxiliary" from Pope Pius IX. The pontiff granted him a bulla without indicating a name on it. Then, upon his return from Europe, Bishop Faraud simply consulted the missionaries of his Vicariate and hence designated Father Clut as his Auxiliary. He was proud of his beard. Abundant and curly, with majesty it floated on its chest, giving to his already imposing stature an authority, uncontested by the Indians. This greyish fleece proved very useful against the cold in winter and the mosquitos in summer. He passed away in his episcopal city.
Bio by: Guy Gagnon
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