"The Abbé Provencher, founded on the banks of the Red River the first Western Canadian missions beyond the pale of civilization. Two years later he was consecrated bishop, and for the remaining years of his life Bishop Provencher multiplied his labours, called to his aid assistants, and sent missionaries as far as British Columbia."
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Pierre Auguste Fournet, Catholicity in Canada (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia
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Joseph Norbert Provencher
Joseph Norbert Provencher (12 February 1787 – 7 June 1853) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Saint Boniface.
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