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Roman Catholic parish in Ottawa, Canada
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St George's Church is the parish for the English speaking Catholics in Westboro/West Wellington Village, within the city and archdiocese of Ottawa. The parish of St George was founded in 1923, its territory carved out of St Mary's Parish. It has become the home of Ottawa's growing Eritrean Catholic community.

History

George Prudhomme was the first pastor, and the parish was named for his patron saint.

Starting on 30 September 1923, masses were celebrated at the Sisters of the Visitation Convent. The parish rented the convent chapel for a year until a new church was built. The convent remains as a heritage building.

St George's foundations were laid in 1923. In 1924 the church bell was officially blessed. It was manufactured in Troy, New York and weighs 600 lbs. The church was officially inaugurated in 1924 by Joseph-Ménard Émard, Archbishop of Ottawa but it was not consecrated until 1998. In 2014, a large building project was finished with facilities including a new parish hall.

References

  1. St George's Parish: 75th Anniversary. Concord ON: Institutional Promotions of Canada. 1998. pp. 2–3.
  2. "The Making of St George's Parish". saintgeorges.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ A Brief History and Parishes of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe. 2010. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-2-7468-2525-3.
  4. "St George Eritrean Catholic Community".
  5. A Brief History and Parishes of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe. 2010. p. 154. ISBN 978-2-7468-2525-3.
  6. St George's Parish: 75th Anniversary. p. 2.
  7. "New spirit for redundant religious properties". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. "News Article Archive | Q West". www.liveqwest.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  9. A Brief History and Parishes of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. p. 154.

A Brief History and Parishes of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, ISBN 978-2-7468-2525-3

School Histories: St George Catholic School http://www.theinquiry.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/McCann-St-Georges-RC-School-Ottawa.pdf

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