Norbert PROVENCHER

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CanadianBorn Joseph-Norbert PROVENCHER

Canadian clergyman and missionary and one of the founders of the modern province of Manitoba

Born on February 12, 1787 in Nicolet, Province Of Quebec , Canada

Died on June 7, 1853 in Saint Boniface, Rupert's Land

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Provencher was born in Nicolet, Quebec, and was ordained a priest in 1811. In 1818 he and two other priests were sent by Joseph-Octave Plessis, Bishop of Quebec, to open a mission on the Red River in present-day Manitoba. Provencher's mission at Saint Boniface was highly successful; he baptized many of the local First Nations and Métis residents as well as many European settlers. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec in 1819 and was consecrated Titular Bishop of Juliopolis in 1822. ...   Provencher was born in Nicolet, Quebec, and was ordained a priest in 1811. In 1818 he and two other priests were sent by Joseph-Octave Plessis, Bishop of Quebec, to open a mission on the Red River in present-day Manitoba. Provencher's mission at Saint Boniface was highly successful; he baptized many of the local First Nations and Métis residents as well as many European settlers. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec in 1819 and was consecrated Titular Bishop of Juliopolis in 1822.



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