Historic Sites of Manitoba: Second Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (Sifton, RM of Dauphin)

This Roman Catholic church in Sifton, in the Rural Municipality of Dauphin, was constructed in 1955 to replace a church destroyed by fire on 15 February 1955. It was not in use at the time of a 2017 site visit. A monument in the associated cemetery commemorates Fr. Ladislas Joseph Kreciszewski who served the congregation for 17 years.

Second Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church at Sifton (July 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Second Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church at Sifton (August 2019) Source: George Penner Second Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery at Sifton (July 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Kreciszewski commemorative monument (July 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.36173, W100.13745 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery (RM of Dauphin)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Mary’s Convent School (Sifton, RM of Dauphin)

Memorable Manitobans: Ladislas Joseph Kreciszewski (1897-1951)

Sources:

Sifton Then and Now: A Reminiscence of the Pioneer Era by Elsie Lesyk, Dauphin, 1992, page 124.

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, George Penner, and Tim Worth.

Page revised: 19 November 2020

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