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BOUCTOUCHE
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Saint-Jean XXIII Pastoral UnitFrench-speaking
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Priest in charge
C
CHARLES, P. Eguins
Prêtre
BOUCTOUCHE
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Saint-Jean XXIII Pastoral UnitFrench-speaking
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Mass times
- Sunday9:00 AM
- Friday9:00 AM
Office hours
Monday and Tuesday
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday
closed
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History
Established in 1785
First church: 1800
First parish priest: 1839
Bouctouche has been inhabited by Mi'kmaq people since time immemorial. The original toponym, Chebouctou, means "the large little harbor." On June 24, 1784, Acadians Charlitte and François LeBlanc piously carved a cross on a pine tree in the heart of Bouctouche. Having left Memramcook six days earlier, they decided to return and settle permanently near Bouctouche Bay the following year. Thus, the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was born on this day dedicated to the Forerunner of Christ. To the Mi'kmaq were gradually added an Acadian population and a number of English, Scottish, and Irish families, the first of whom arrived at the end of the 18th century.
From 1800 to 1839, six successive priests regularly travelled from the mother church in Richibouctou-Village to Bouctouche to celebrate the sacraments. Father Julien Rioux, the first resident priest, arrived in 1839 and held this position until 1854. During his tenure, the log chapel, dating from 1800, was replaced by a better-built and more spacious church. Later, in collaboration with his parishioners, Father Joseph Michaud founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in 1880 and built a majestic neo-Gothic church, which was destroyed by fire in 1921. It was subsequently decided to build the new church in the center of the village rather than on Pointe-à-Jacquot. Bishop Philippe Hébert had the foundation built in 1926, and Bishop Désiré Allain, parish priest from 1940 to 1967, had the current church erected in 1954.
The convent, one of the major educational institutions in Acadia, underwent a complete restoration and became the Kent Museum in 1977. As for the former rectory at the point, it housed a diocesan retreat center from 1924 to 1969. The building is now a refined inn. One of the principal examples inspired by the Dom Bellot style in Canada, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church is distinguished in particular by its rich marble furnishings, stained-glass windows, and splendid carillon.
Of all the events held in Bouctouche, the major diocesan Marian congress of 1947 is noteworthy, having brought together nearly 20,000 faithful for the closing ceremony alone.
First church: 1800
First parish priest: 1839
Bouctouche has been inhabited by Mi'kmaq people since time immemorial. The original toponym, Chebouctou, means "the large little harbor." On June 24, 1784, Acadians Charlitte and François LeBlanc piously carved a cross on a pine tree in the heart of Bouctouche. Having left Memramcook six days earlier, they decided to return and settle permanently near Bouctouche Bay the following year. Thus, the parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste was born on this day dedicated to the Forerunner of Christ. To the Mi'kmaq were gradually added an Acadian population and a number of English, Scottish, and Irish families, the first of whom arrived at the end of the 18th century.
From 1800 to 1839, six successive priests regularly travelled from the mother church in Richibouctou-Village to Bouctouche to celebrate the sacraments. Father Julien Rioux, the first resident priest, arrived in 1839 and held this position until 1854. During his tenure, the log chapel, dating from 1800, was replaced by a better-built and more spacious church. Later, in collaboration with his parishioners, Father Joseph Michaud founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in 1880 and built a majestic neo-Gothic church, which was destroyed by fire in 1921. It was subsequently decided to build the new church in the center of the village rather than on Pointe-à-Jacquot. Bishop Philippe Hébert had the foundation built in 1926, and Bishop Désiré Allain, parish priest from 1940 to 1967, had the current church erected in 1954.
The convent, one of the major educational institutions in Acadia, underwent a complete restoration and became the Kent Museum in 1977. As for the former rectory at the point, it housed a diocesan retreat center from 1924 to 1969. The building is now a refined inn. One of the principal examples inspired by the Dom Bellot style in Canada, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church is distinguished in particular by its rich marble furnishings, stained-glass windows, and splendid carillon.
Of all the events held in Bouctouche, the major diocesan Marian congress of 1947 is noteworthy, having brought together nearly 20,000 faithful for the closing ceremony alone.
