
Cathédrale St. Jean-Baptiste - McLennan, Alberta
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wildwoodke
N 55° 42.657 W 116° 54.737
11U E 505511 N 6173913
Quick Description: Cathédrale St. Jean-Baptiste has services in both english and french. The cathedral is located along Highway 2 in McLennan, Alberta.
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 10/31/2009 10:00:01 PM
Waymark Code: WM7JFW
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Long Description:Address: Archévêché, 210-1 Street West, P.O. Box 388, McLennan, AB
T0H 2L0, Canada
Phone: +1 (780) 324-3002
Cathédrale St. Jean-Baptiste is associated with the Archdiocese
of Grouard-McLennan whose history is as follows:
Erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Athabasca Mackenzie on 8
April 1862 as a suffragan of Edmonton. The Vicariate Apostolic of
Athabasca was split off on 3 July 1901.
The name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Grouard on 15
March 1927. Elevated to the Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan on 13
July 1967.
Date of incorporation as Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan: 2 May
1968.