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Gravelbourg
The new, francophone, Diocese of Gravelbourg was established on January
31, 1930 with the same papal decree that announced the appointment of the
successor to Archbishop Mathieu in Regina.
Several months later, on July 3, 1930, the appointment of the first Bishop
of Gravelbourg followed.
Situated in the semi-arid southwest corner of Saskatchewan, this area
suffered the most severe effects of the Great Drought. The total
population of the new diocese, according to the 1931 census, was 124,000,
of which 30,000 were Catholic, for the most part francophone.
The great majority of the clergy were also French speaking. The
Prelate district in the northwest of the diocese had a heavy concentration
of people of German descent.
The following were Bishops of Gravelbourg from 1930 to 1998.
To read about a Bishop, click a photo.
Bishop Villeneuve
1930 - 1932 |
Bishop Melanson
1933 - 1937 |
Bishop Guy
1937 - 1942 |
Bishop Lemieux
1944 - 1953 |
Bishop Decosse
1954 - 1973 |
Bishop Delaquis
1974 - 1995 |
Bishop Roussin
1995 - 1998 |
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