St. Finnan's Cathedral - Alexandria, Ontario, Canada
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N 45° 18.541 W 074° 37.824
18T E 528973 N 5017345
An old catholic cathedral overlooking the town of Alexandria, in the heart of Glengarry County.
Waymark Code: WMNVVJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/08/2015
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St. Finnan's has been a testament to the Catholic community in Glengarry for well over a century and a half.
An older church stood on this site beside the older cemetary since 1833, a year after the parish was founded by the Reverend Alexander Macdonell, first Catholic Bishop of Upper Canada.
St. Finnan's Church was dedicated in 1885, but work continued over the next 25 years. The present steeple, bells and cross were installed in 1902.
In 1890, when the Diocese of Alexandria was created, the Reverend Alexander Macdonell became the first Bishop of Alexandria and St. Finnan's became a cathedral.
Address:
72, St. Paul Street
Alexandria, Ontario
Religious affiliation: Catholic
Date founded or constructed: construction: 1885; named cathedral in 1890
Web site: [Web Link]
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