Polish and Ukrainian settlers to this area in the Municipality of Rossburn built a log church and rectory at this site in 1900 and, the next year, a Roman Catholic parish was organized by Belgian priest Father Achille Dalaere. A second, larger church was destroyed by fire on 2 November 1928. The present church building, a municipally-designated historic site as of 1991, dates from 1929.
St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Aerial view of St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church (September 2020)
Source: George Penner
St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Cemetery (September 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.63898, W100.55434
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Catherine Roman Catholic Church (Oakburn, RM of Yellowhead)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Oakburn, Manitoba Centennial: 1870-1970 by Oakburn Centennial Committee, pages 68-69.
Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, SSW 24-19-23 WPM, Oakburn area, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 January 2022
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