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The St. Jean’s Roman Catholic Parish was founded by Father Jean Gaire in 1888 at Grande Clairiere in the Municipality of Grassland. The first church, erected in 1890, was later destroyed by a cyclone. The present church was built in 1907 and its bell tower and sacristy were added in 1923. Adjacent to the church is a cemetery. A fieldstone monument lists the priests who served the community from 1888 to 1995.
Period
Cleric
1888-1903
Jean Gaire
1903-1904
J. Hella
1904-1910
D. Beauregard
1910-1911
A. Benoit
1911-1928
M. Pierquin
1928-1929
A. Deschambault
1929
Martin Kessler (1876-1954)
1929-1934
Jacques Alexis Bertrand (1891-1967)
1935-1945
A. Roy
1945-1972
L. Paulhus
1972-1977
G. Regnier
1977-1987
R. Blondeel
1987-1989
W. Morrissey
1989-1991
H. Uczniak
1991-1992
Y. Gamalleo
1992-1993
T. Lubecki
1993-1995
B. Schoonbaert
1995
S. Gacek
St. Jean’s Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Priests commemorative monument (October 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.50403, W100.70422
denoted by symbol on the map above
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 January 2023
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