St Alphonse Catholic Parish Centennial - 100 Years - St Alphonse MB
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PeterNoG
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This Commercial Commemoration plaque is mounted on a large boulder on the east side of the church at the corner of Highway 532 and Notre Dame Avenue in Saint Alphonse, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMEAJ3
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 04/27/2012
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~ text from Centennial plaque ~
St Alphonse Catholic Parish
Centennial
1883 - 1983
Priests who served:Father Bitsche: Founder in 1883
Father Joseph Lavoie 1883-1884
Father Telesphore Campeau 1884-1895
Father Noel Perquis 1895-1897
Father Gustave Willems 1897-1899
Father Augustin Roux 1899 - 1903
Father Charles Deutscher 1903-1923
Father Hyacinthe Lapointe 1923-1947
Father Gerard De Ruyck 1947-1957
Father Alex Hunfeld 1957-1983
Father Firmin Michiels 1999-2006
~ text from an information board ~
St. Alphonse, also known as Decosse until 1886, was established in 1883 on 20 acres of land jointly donated by Jules Poirier and Louis Vendette for the purpose of building a church and a school. Archbishop Alexander Tache of St. Boniface granted the community a Canonical Decree as a Roman Catholic Parish on Dec. 6th, 1883.
The community's ethnic identity began a transformation in 1888-89 with the arrival of Belgian Immigrants to the area and the departure of many of the French Canadian Colonists. Both community and parish marked their centennial in 1983 and their 125th anniversary in 2008. Preservation of the area's Belgian culture and heritage remain a matter of community pride.
Anniversary Year: 1983
Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1883
Address:
Notre Dame Avenue
St Alphonse, MB Canada
R0K 1Z0
Website: [Web Link]
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