Ignace Bourget (October 30 1799 – June 8 1885) was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest who held the title of Bishop of Montreal from 1840 to 1876. Born in Lévis Quebec in 1799 Bourget entered the clergy at an early age undertook several courses of religious study and in 1837 was named co-adjutor bishop of the newly created bishopric of Montreal.
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