Octave Fortin

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The Ven Octave Fortin [1] (b Iberville, Quebec, 5 January 1842; [2] d Santa Monica 2 October 1927 [3] ) was a French convert to Anglicanism [4] who rose to become Archdeacon of Winnipeg from 1888 to 1917. [5]

He was educated at Bishop's University, Lennoxville; and ordained in 1866. [6] After a curacy in Sorel he was the incumbent at St Jude, Montreal from 1869 to 1872, and then of Trinity Church, Montreal until 1875.[ citation needed ] He then began a 45-year association with Holy Trinity, Winnipeg. [7]

Notes

  1. CGWP
  2. Memorable Manitobans
  3. St John's Cathedral Anglican Cemetery
  4. "Anglican,NB". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  5. Obituary: Octave Fortin. (Our Winnipeg Correspondent) The Times, London, England, Wednesday, Oct 05, 1927; pg. 15; Issue 44704
  6. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 pp510/11: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  7. University of Winnipeg


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