CNHS - Modeste Demers 1809-1871 ~ Victoria, B.C.
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N 48° 25.152 W 123° 21.792
10U E 473127 N 5362957
Located in front of St. Ann's Academy in Victoria, BC.
Waymark Code: WMHMZY
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/25/2013
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Born near Levis, Demers was trained at the Seminary of Quebec, ordained in 1836 and sent in 1838 as a missionary to the Columbia. His ministry extended from the interior of British Columbia to Oregon. First pastor of St. John's Church of Oregon City, he was appointed in 1846 first Bishop of Vancouver Island with responsibility for New Caledonia and the Queen Charlotte Islands. In the following decades Bishop Demers oversaw the transition of his diocese from the fur trade era to that of a settled colony. By the time of his death in Victoria, the territory in which he had laboured was Canada's sixth province.
Modeste Demers was designated a National Historic Person on June 11, 1973, and the plaque was installed in 1977.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: British Columbia
Location - City name/Town name: Victoria
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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