Marc Ouellet

ABOUT MARC OUELLET

Canadian Cardinal of the Catholic Church who was appointed President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in 2010.

Like many Canadians, he played ice hockey as a child.

A world traveler and student of languages, he is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and German.

His father, Pierre, was a farmer.

He was elevated to the cardinalate by Pope John Paul II in 2003.