Clut, Rev. Isidore b. February 11, 1832 d. July 9, 1903 Canadian religious figure. A native of Saint-Rambert-d'Albon (France), he joined the religious order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He came to Canada and on December 20, 1857, he was ordained priest in the Saint-Boniface cathedral, in Manitoba. On August 3, 1864, he was named Titular Bishop of Arindela and appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Athabaska-Mackenzie, in Alberta. His episopal consecration took place on August 15, 1867. His elevation to the episcopate was done in a strange way, apart...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Grouard Mission Cemetery, Grouard, Alberta, Canada
Grouard, Rev. Émile b. February 2, 1840 d. March 7, 1931 Canadian religious figure. A native of Brûlon (France), he crossed the Atlantic to finish his studies at the seminary of Québec and at Laval University. He joined the religious order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and on May 3, 1862, he was ordained priest. For the remainder of his life, he worked as a missionary in northern Alberta. He came first to Fort Chipewyan, then moved further west into the Athabasca and Peace River country. He spent time at the Notre-Dame-des-Victoires mission in...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Grouard Mission Cemetery, Grouard, Alberta, Canada
Joussard, Célestin b. October 2, 1851 d. September 19, 1932 Roman Catholic Bishop. A native of Saint-Geoires (France), he joined the religious order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and on February 21, 1880, he was ordained priest. On May 11, 1909, he was named Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia and appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Athabaska, in Alberta. His episopal consecration took place on September 5, 1909. On April 18, 1929, he retired. He passed away at the McLennan Hospital and his funeral took place in Falher (Alberta). (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Grouard Mission Cemetery, Grouard, Alberta, Canada
Langlois, Ubald b. January 24, 1887 d. September 18, 1953 Roman Catholic Bishop. A native of Bourget, France, he joined the religious order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and on June 6, 1914, he was ordained priest. On March 30, 1938, he was named Titular Bishop of Risinium in Dalmatia Superior and appointed Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, (Alberta). His episopal consecration took place next June 20. He passed away at the Notre-Dame-de-l’Espérance, in Montréal and he had funeral services first in Edmonton, then in his episcopal city of Grouard. (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Grouard Mission Cemetery, Grouard, Alberta, Canada
b. February 11, 1832 d. July 9, 1903