Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery (Taché Avenue, Winnipeg)

Western Canada’s oldest Catholic cemetery, the St. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery, is the final resting place for Louis Riel and many of the West’s first Catholic settlers, key figures and missionaries. A marker on the north side of the cemetery denotes the burial location of voyageur J.-B. Lagimodière and his wife Marie Anne Gaboury.

Among the other noteworthy people buried here are the following: Joseph E. Cauchon, Joseph Dubuc, Marc Girard, Adelard Langevin, A. A. C. La Riviere, Ambroise Lepine, Charles Nolin, Joseph-Norbert Provencher, Louis Riel, and Alexander Tache.

Postcard view of grave of Louis Riel in the St. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery (no date) Source: Milan Lukes Grave of Louis Riel in the St. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery (April 2017) Source: George Penner Tomb plaque of Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière in the St. Boniface Cathedral Cemetery (2010) Source: City of Winnipeg Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88953, W97.12393 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Cathedral (190 Cathedral Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provencher Monument (Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Soeurs Grises Monument (Winnipeg)

Sources:

St. Boniface Cathedral, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.

We thank George Penner and Milan Lukes for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 12 May 2025

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