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Paes, Xavier

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  • Personne
  • 23 Oct 1918 - 14 Feb 1991

Fr. Xavier Paes was born John Sebastian Paes on 23 Oct 1918 in Karachi, Pakistan, to father John Braz Paes and mother Matilda Nazareth. Fr. Xavier made his solemn profession on [7/8] Sep 1940 in Alverna, Holland. He studied Philosophy and Theology in Holland and he was ordained to the priesthood on 11 Mar 1945 in Weert, Holland.

Fr. Xavier worked as a missionary and chaplain on his return to Pakistan in 1945. From 1946-1952, he was a chaplain at two Catholic institutions: St. Anthony's and St. Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi. From 1952-1956, he did missionary work in Matti, then he worked as a teacher in Sukkar until 1960. From 1960-1975, Fr. Xavier was the parish priest in Karachi. He then worked as a missionary from Hyderabad, while living in the Bishop's Residence.

In 1984, Fr. Xavier went on leave for a year and visited his relatives who were in Canada. While in Canada, he joined the friars in western Canada. He served for one year as an interim local ministry both in Victoria and Vancouver friaries in 1985 and 1986 respectively. In 1987 until his death, he stayed at St. Joseph's Friary in Victoria. Fr. Xavier died on 14 Feb 1991 in Calgary while convalescing from an illness.

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Fuchs, Oswald

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  • Personne
  • 5 Feb 1914 - 12 Jun 1993

Fr. Oswald Fuchs was born Peter John Fuchs in Sedley, SK, on 5 Feb 1914 to Adam Fuchs and Katherine Bast. He attended St. Anthony's College in Edmonton from 1926-1931, then studied to receive a Bachelor's degree in Laval in 1932-1935. On 18 Aug 1935, Fr. Oswald made his solemn profession. He then began his studies in Theology at the Franciscan seminary in Montreal and was ordained to the priesthood on 2 Jul 1939 in Regina.

Fr. Oswald continued his studies, receiving a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta, 1945; a MA in Education from the Catholic University of America, 1947; and a PhD in Philosophy from St. Bonaventure University in New York, 1950.

Fr. Oswald had an extensive teaching career. He taught at St. Anthony's College until 1960 and was the principal of SAC from 1960-1967. Fr. Oswald was also the Assistant Pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Edmonton in 1965-1967. From 1968-1969, Fr. Oswald took a position teaching Philosophy in Grande Prairie and again in 1971-1972. He also served as the first principal of Newman Theological College, which opened in 1969, for a year until 1970.

In 1974-1978, Fr. Oswald was the assistant and Pastor of St. Francis Parish in Vancouver. He then served as the Guardian of St. Francis Friary in Winnipeg from 1978-1986. From 1986-1989, Fr. Oswald was the Pastor of St. Francis Parish in Calgary. Then in 1989 until his death in 1993, Fr. Oswald resided at Mount St. Francis in Cochrane and worked as the archivist.

Fr. Oswald Fuchs passed away on 12 Jun 1993. He is buried in the Franciscan cemetery at Mount St. Francis, Cochrane.

Paradis, Engelbert

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  • Personne
  • 20 Feb 1904 - 25 Mar 1993

Joseph Germain Jean-Baptiste Paradis was born in Grondines, Quebec on 20 Feb 1904 to Joseph Odilon Paradis and Adeline Paradis (nee Hardy).
He received the Franciscan habit in Sherbrooke, Quebec, on 17 Aug 1924, taking the religious name Engelbert. He made his solemn profession on 15 Sep 1928. He was ordained to the priesthood on 29 Jun 1931.

Fr. Engelbert held several positions including the following:

  • Teacher at St. Anthony’s College in Edmonton, AB, 1931-1939
  • Superior of St. Francis Friary in Winnipeg, MB, 1939-1942
  • Chaplain for the Canadian Army in Europe during the Second World War, 1942-1946
  • Pastor of Notre Dame du Lac Parish in Lac du Bonnet, MB, 1947-1950
  • Pastor of St. Francis Parish in Edmonton, AB, 1950-1951
  • Chaplain for Canadian Army, 1951-1956
  • Priest at St. Joseph Friary in Victoria, BC, and chaplain for Sisters of St. Ann, 1956-1993

Fr. Engelbert died on 25 Mar 1993 in Victoria, BC. He is buried in Ocean View cemetery

St. Francis of Assisi Friary, Calgary

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  • Friary
  • 1959 - 1989

St. Francis of Assisi Friary was established when the Franciscans were entrusted St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Calgary, Alberta. The Friary was located at 243-24 Avenue N.W. The Friary was closed and the Franciscans left in 1989.

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Calgary

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  • Parish
  • est. 1934

St. Francis of Assisi parish began when Bishop Kidd purchased the former Jewish Community Centre at 6 Ave S.E. in 1931. The building was renovated to serve as a chapel primarily to serve Hungarian immigrants with the first pastor being Rev. Joseph Racz from Montreal. It also served as a chapel of ease for St. Mary's cathedral. Due to a lack of Hungarian-speaking priests, the church was closed. It was reopened in Dec 1934 by Bishop Monahan and St. Francis of Assisi parish was created. The first pastor of the new parish was Rev. Patrick Beaton. In 1957, the original building was replaced by a church designed and built by J. Stevenson & Associates. It was opened on 28 Aug 1957.
In 1959, the parish was entrusted to the Franciscans. The first Franciscan pastor was Fr. Dunstan McLellan and the assistant priest was Fr. Michael Sieferling. The Franciscans were involved in Diocesan Social Action in the downtown area, giving spiritual and other assistance to people in the inner city area. In 1988, Bishop Paul O'Byrne entrusted the parish to the Dominicans.

St. Jean-Baptiste Parish, Regina

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  • Parish
  • est. 1954

At the time of Bishop Mathieu, the French-Canadian Catholics in Regina had a special Mass in French on Sundays at the Holy Rosary cathedral. Beginning in 1932, at the request of Archbishop McGuigan, the Franciscans provided regular French Sunday services in their chapel at Regina Minorum Friary. For the next 21 years, the Friary chapel was used for these services until it could no longer accommodate the number of attendees.

In 1953, a building at the corner of McIntyre Street and 15 Avenue was purchased and the first mass was celebrated at Christmas. With official Vatican approval, Archbishop O’Neill signed the Decree of Erection of St. Jean-Baptiste Parish on 4 Nov 1954. The first parish priest was Fr. Sylvestre Beaudette OFM, who had arrived in Regina in 1950. He was assisted by Lucien Kemble, Sigismond Lajoie, and Raynier Chabot.

St. Jean-Baptiste Parish organized many activities including a women’s society The Ladies of the Altar, Council of French-speaking Knights of Columbus, a parish choir, and a parish school Mathieu. In 1962, construction began for a new parish complex, which was opened on Christmas Eve 1963. The old church building was also sold in 1963.

The Franciscans were priests for St. Jean-Baptiste Parish from its foundation in 1954 until 1974, when the Oblates took over parish ministry.

Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Fort Saskatchewan

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  • Parish
  • est. 1908

Our Lady of the Angels parish began as a mission of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lamoureux, Alberta, led by Father Arthur Rappard OFM. The first mass was celebrated on 3 May 1908 in the parlor of Thomas Sullivan. Later that month, on 28 May 1908, mass began to be celebrated in the hall of what was formerly the Victoria Restaurant rented from Napoleon Millette. On 27 Sep 1909, construction began on the church building on one acre of land granted by the government from the police reserve on Government Street. The first mass in the building was celebrated on 25 Dec 1909, Midnight mass and High mass. On 8 May 1910, the completed church building was blessed by Bishop Legal. Franciscan fathers served the parish until June 1950, when Our Lady of the Angels parish reverted to a mission parish of Lamoureux and the Archdiocese of Edmonton took over the parish from the Franciscan Order.

St. Charles Parish, Winnipeg

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  • Parish
  • Franciscan presence, 1949 - 1979

In 1854, Fr. Louis LaFleche, OMI, constructed a small log chapel by the Assiniboine River to minister to the Metis families in the area. The first regular church was built in 1866 by Fr. Lestanc, but it was destroyed by a windstorm in 1884. A new Gothic-style church building was constructed in 1905. On New Years Eve 1928, this building was destroyed by fire. The church was quickly rebuilt and stood until new additions were started in 1987 and completed in 1988.

In 1917, the parish was transferred from the Archdiocese of St. Boniface to the newly formed Archdiocese of Winnipeg. From 1858 to 1928, the French Oblates were the pastors of the Parish, and the German Oblates were pastors until 1949. In 1949, Archbishop Murray gave the Parish to the Franciscans who administered it until 1979. In 1979, the Franciscans returned the administration of the Parish to the Archdiocese of Winnipeg.

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