This Roman Catholic church on Pembina Highway in Winnipeg, a facility of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg, was designed by architect Roy Sellors and built in 1956. A bell at the church, blessed on 8 September 1860 by Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché, was formerly on a school operated by the Grey Nuns on the east side of the Red River, opposite St. Maurice School on the west side. In 1897, the school was rebuilt on the west side of the river.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.83030, W97.15235
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Roy Sellors (1913-2005)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Maurice School (1639 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Joseph P. Borowski Memorial (1629 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg)
“St. Vital church, in Fort Garry has bell older than Canada,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 February 1968, page 21.
We thank Wayne Chan for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 16 September 2026
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