St. Patrick's Church (Quebec City)

St. Patrick's Church, Quebec City

St. Patrick's is the only English-speaking parish in the Archdiocese of Quebec. Founded in 1832, the parish has occupied several different buildings as the population of English-speaking Catholics, primarily Irish, in Quebec City has swelled and shrunk. www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/citoyens/patrimoine/quartiers/vieux_quebec/interet/irlandais_et_rue_macmahon.aspx

History

The first Mass for Irish immigrants in Quebec City was celebrated in 1819; before St. Patrick's was established as a parish the Irish were allowed use of Notre Dame Basilica and Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Church in Place Royale for their services. English-speaking Catholics in the city were organized into a separate congregation with a dedicated priest in 1822. Father Patrick McMahon was the priest of congregation from 1822–25 and again after 1828. McMahon raised the money for a separate church and lobbied the French-speaking Church Wardens.

The first St. Patrick's was built on Rue Ste. Helene, on what is now McMahon Street (named after Father Patrick) inside the walls of the old city. Designed by Thomas Baillarge it opened for worship on July 7, 1833, and was enlarged in 1876. This church was replaced by a larger church on the Grand Allée in 1914, but the old church continued to be used occasionally until 1967. It burned in 1970 and its outside facade was reused as part of an annex of the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec hospital.

The 1914 church was used until it was demolished in 1988. This was replaced by the current, smaller, church on De Salaberry Avenue.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "St. Patrick's Church - History". Archived from the original on April 26, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

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Coordinates: 46°48′15″N 71°13′27″W / 46.8042°N 71.2241°W / 46.8042; -71.2241


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