| Birth: | Feb. 12, 1787
Quebec, Canada | | Death: | Jun. 7, 1853
Manitoba, Canada | 
First Roman Catholic Bishop in the Canadian West. In 1822, he accepted the post of Bishop for the then-North West Territories. Provencher went to live at Red River, current-day Winnipeg, where he ministered to the Metis and other settlers and established schooling for the local children. Today in Winnipeg, there is a Provencher Bridge, a Provencher Blvd and a school named in honor of him.
(bio by: JC)
Search Amazon for Joseph-Norbert Provencher | | | Burial:
Saint Boniface Cathedral Cemetery
Winnipeg
Manitoba, Canada |
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Record added: Jan 12, 2007
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