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Designed by local architect Balston C. Kenway and built in 1880, the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral belongs to the Archdiocese of Winnipeg. Its facade was renovated in 1896 by architect Samuel Hooper. In April 2017, it became a municipally-designated historic site.
Pastors (Archdiocese of St. Boniface)
Period |
Rector |
1869-1872 |
Joseph McCarthy |
1872-1874 |
J. B. Beaudin |
1874 |
A. Lacombe |
1874-1879 |
J. B. Beaudin |
1879 |
L. G. Gladu |
1879-1880 |
A. Lacombe |
1880-1882 |
J. B. Beaudin |
1882 |
L. Lebret |
1882-1885 |
Joseph Lavoie |
1885-1889 |
Charles Oullette |
1889-1890 |
L. Lebret |
1890-1894 |
L. V. Fox |
1894-1895 |
Louis Philippe Adelard Langevin (1855-1915) |
1895-1903 |
Didace E. Guillet (1853-1923) |
1903-1908 |
Charles Cahill (1857-1917) |
1908-1912 |
Richard M. D'Alton |
1912-1913 |
Charles Cahill (1857-1917) |
1913-1918 |
William Patton |
Rectors (Archdiocese of Winnipeg)
Photos & Coordinates

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (circa 1882)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Winnipeg-Churches-St. Mary’s Cathedral 5-1, c1882.

Postcard view of the interior of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (circa 1910)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2015-0045

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral (June 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Interior of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral (2016)
Source: Desiree Rolfe
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89037, W97.14364 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery / Chapel and Winter Vault (506 Osborne Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Manitoba Organization: Archdiocese of Winnipeg
Some Old Winnipeg Buildings by Randy Rostecki
MHS Transactions, Series 3, Number 29, 1972-1973 Season
Sources:
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral (353 St. Mary Avenue), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, November 2016.
Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Archdiocese of Winnipeg.
We thank Desiree Rolfe for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 July 2021
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