Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec City Vicar Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest)
Orders
Ordination
December 21, 1811
Personal details
Born
(1787-02-12)February 12, 1787
Nicolet, Province of Quebec
Died
June 7, 1853(1853-06-07) (aged 66) Saint Boniface, Rupert's Land
Joseph-Norbert Provencher (February 12, 1787 – June 7, 1853) was a Canadian clergyman and missionary and one of the founders of the modern province of Manitoba. He was the first Bishop of Saint Boniface and was an important figure in the history of the Franco-Manitoban community.
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