Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Jean’s Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (Grande Clairiere, RM of Cameron)

The St. Jean’s Roman Catholic Parish was founded by Father Jean Gaire in 1888 in the village of Grand Clairiere in the Rural Municipality of Cameron. The first church, erected in 1890, was later destroyed by a cyclone. The present church was built in 1907 and its bell tower and sacristy were added in 1923. Adjacent to the church is a cemetery.

Nearby is a fieldstone cairn listing the priests who served the community from 1888 to 1995: Jean Gaire (1888-1903), J. Hella (1903-1904), D. Beauregard (1904-1910), A. Benoit (1910-1911), M. Pierquin (1911-1928), A. Deschambault (1928-1929), M. Kessler (1929), J. Bertrand (1929-1935), A. Roy (1935-1945), L. Paulhus (1945-1972), G. Regnier (1972-1977), R. Blondeel (1977-1987), W. Morrissey (1987-1989), H. Uczniak (1989-1991), Y. Gamalleo (1991-1992), T. Lubecki (1992-1993), B. Schoonbaert (1993-1995), and S. Gacek (1995).

St. Jean’s Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Priests Commemorative Monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N49.50403, W100.70422 denoted by symbol on the map above

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Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 8 September 2012

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