Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Pie Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (Letellier, RM of Montcalm)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This cemetery is situated in Letellier in the Rural Municipality of Montcalm. An associated church building, closed in December 2015, was sold and moved to Miami in October 2019, where it was converted into a venue for wedding receptions. A bell tower in the cemetery lists parish priests from 1889 to 2015.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1889-1929	Father Norbert Justras
1929-1932	Father Horace Messier
1932-1935	Father Joseph Gagnon
1935-1955	Father Alphonse Laurin
1955-1961	Father Gabriel Poitras
1961-1964	Father Edouard Fontaine
1964-1970	Father Mathias Messier
1970-1975	Father Victor Bilodeau
1975-1988	Father Gerard Toupin
1988-2000	Father Laval Cloutier
2000-2004	George Maria Svoboda (1913-2010)
2004-200	Father Patrice Kasonga
2004-2015	Father Francois X. Lutumba

Photos & Coordinates

St. Pie Roman Catholic Cemetery with church building that was later moved to Miami (May 2018) Source: George Penner Former St. Pie Roman Catholic Church enroute to its new site (October 2019) Source: Jean McManus Former St. Pie Roman Catholic Church at its new site (May 2020) Source: Manny Jacob St. Pie Roman Catholic Church commemorative bell tower (July 2020) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.13780, W97.30299 denoted by symbol on the map above

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Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Pie Roman Catholic Church (RM of Montcalm)

Sources:

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.

“Roman Catholic church closes in Letellier,” Pembina Valley Online, 31 Decembe 2015.

“Church moving will bring power outages to southern Manitoba this week,” CBC News, 7 October 2019.

This page was prepared by Tim Worth, George Penner, Manny Jacob, Rose Kuzina, Jean McManus, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 May 2021

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