Historic Sites of Manitoba: Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church (Mariapolis, Municipality of Lorne)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This Roman Catholic church at Mariapolis, in the Municipality of Lorne, was built in 1908. It is a municipally-designated heritage building (2013).

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1907-1929	J. A. E. Rousseau (1875-?)
1929-1955	Joseph Pierre Ovila Moquin (1893-1971)
1955-1957	Joseph Jolicoeur (?-1980)
1957-1960	Edouard Fontaine (1916-?)
1960-1965	Maurice Dugre
1965-1968	Carlo Cremonesi

Photos & Coordinates

Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church (November 2010) Source: Rose Kuzina Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church (October 2013) Source: Alan Mason Aerial view of Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church (June 2020) Source: George Penner Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church (July 2024) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church (July 2018) Source: George Penner Grotto at Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church (July 2024) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.35952, W98.98622 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mariapolis Roman Catholic Cemetery (Mariapolis, Municipality of Lorne)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roman Catholic Rectory (Mariapolis, Municipality of Lorne)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Echoes of Our Heritage: Mariapolis and District, 1891-1991 by Mariapolis History Book Committee, 1991.

We thank Ed Grassick, Alan Mason, George Penner, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 8 August 2024

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