A small wooden church building at NE36-23-20W at the community of Keld in the Rural Municipality of Dauphin, directly across the road from the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, was constructed in 1917. Known as Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, it was a mission church that did not have a resident priest. It was served by priests from St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church at Polonia (1917-1920), Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church at Sifton (1921-1940), St. Margaret's Roman Catholic Church at Grandview (1940-1957), Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church at Roblin (1957-1958), and St. Viator Roman Catholic Church at Dauphin (1958-1975).
The priests who served the congregation of Precious Blood were Rev. Joseph Solski (1917-1920), Rev. F. Stronski (1921-1923), Rev. F. M. Joseph Kurys (1923-1927), Rev. A. Wisniewski (1927-1928), Rev. Maryan F. Orlinski (1928-1933), Rev. A. Lozinski (1933-1935), Rev. L. J. Kreciszewski (1935-1940), Rev. S. Tryzskoma (1940-1949), Rev. Marian Iwanski (1949-1952), Rev. Lucien Socinski (1952-1957), Rev. W. Plucinski (1957-1958), Very Rev. Z. A. J. Baczkowski (1958-1970), and Rev. T. Nagengast (1970-1975).
The chapel was reconstructed in 1949 and a new bell was blessed in 1961. By the early 1970s, Masses were no longer being said and, in 1975, the church and surrounding land were sold. The building was demolished in the 1990s. A small cemetery associated with the church is located a short distance to the south.
A wedding at Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church (1955)
Source: Dale Trach
The former Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church (July 1995)
Source: Dale TrachSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.03636, W100.25089
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Keld, RM of Dauphin)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery / Precious Blood Roman Catholic Cemetery (Keld, RM of Dauphin)
In The Footsteps of Polish Settlers in Western Canada: Building a Community 1914-1950 by Lech and Grazyna Galezowski, 2022, Canadian Polish Research Institute, 204 pages.
Dauphin Valley Spans the Years by Dauphin Historical Society, 1970, page 211.
We thank Tyyne Petrowski (Archdiocese of Winnipeg Archives) for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Dale Trach and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 February 2025
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