Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (McLennan)

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist [1] Also Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is a cathedral located in the town of McLennan[2] in northwestern Alberta.[3]

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste
St. John the Baptist Cathedral
55.7110416°N 116.9090204°W / 55.7110416; -116.9090204
LocationMcLennan, Alberta
Country Canada
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Clergy
ArchbishopGérard Pettipas
Pastor(s)Eucharius C. Ndzefemiti

The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan (Latin: Archidioecesis Gruardensis – McLennanpolitana) which was created in 1862 as an apostolic vicariate and was elevated to an archdiocese in 1967 by the bull "Adsiduo perducti" of Pope Paul VI.

The current building traces its history to 1928, being built as a cathedral between 1946 and 1947, the year in which it obtained its current status. The current Archbishop is Gérard Pettipas.

References

  1. "Cathedral of St John Baptist — Church in McLennan, AB — Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan". All Canada Churches on AllCanadaChurches.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. Admin2015 (2018-07-03). "St. John the Baptist Cathedral Parish celebrates its 90th Anniversary". Smoky River Peace River Express. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  3. "Cathedral of St. John the Baptist". GCatholic. Retrieved 2019-10-26.

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