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SAINT-ANTOINE
Saint-Antoine-L'Ermite
Sainte Famille Pastoral UnitFrench-speaking
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Priest in charge
M
MAMIGUÉ, P. Justin, SMMM
Prêtre
Other members
R
RICHARD, P. Raymond
Prêtre
SAINT-ANTOINE
Saint-Antoine-L'Ermite
Sainte Famille Pastoral UnitFrench-speaking
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Mass times
- Monday9:30 AM
- Thursday9:00 AM
- Friday10:00 AM
- Saturday4:00 PM
Office hours
Monday
8:30 a.m. to noon
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History
Established in 1833
First church: 1838
First parish priest: 1940
In the spring of 1833, four residents from the north bank of the Cocagne River settled in Saint-Antoine, which was then known as Higho or Higho de Cocagne. It wasn't until 1873 that Reverend Father Gosselin, parish priest of Cocagne, surprised that the parish had no patron saint, named it Saint-Antoine-l’Ermite (Saint Anthony the Hermit).
The first masses were celebrated in the home of Joseph Goguen. A small chapel was built in 1838. The parish priest of Bouctouche came to celebrate mass a few times a year, on weekdays and at Easter. Around 1856, a larger church was built. It was used for worship until 1924.
The first stone church in Kent County was built in Saint-Antoine. Construction began on May 15, 1923, and as Father Désiré Allain had predicted, the exterior of the church was finished by Christmas. The new church was blessed by Bishop Edouard LeBlanc on July 1, 1924. The interior was not completed until 1951.
Saint-Antoine was served first by the priests of Bouctouche, then by those of Cocagne, again by those of Bouctouche, and finally by the parish priest of Notre-Dame.
In September 1940, Reverend Father Camille Vautour was appointed as the first parish priest of Saint-Antoine. He remained there until his retirement in 1980.
First church: 1838
First parish priest: 1940
In the spring of 1833, four residents from the north bank of the Cocagne River settled in Saint-Antoine, which was then known as Higho or Higho de Cocagne. It wasn't until 1873 that Reverend Father Gosselin, parish priest of Cocagne, surprised that the parish had no patron saint, named it Saint-Antoine-l’Ermite (Saint Anthony the Hermit).
The first masses were celebrated in the home of Joseph Goguen. A small chapel was built in 1838. The parish priest of Bouctouche came to celebrate mass a few times a year, on weekdays and at Easter. Around 1856, a larger church was built. It was used for worship until 1924.
The first stone church in Kent County was built in Saint-Antoine. Construction began on May 15, 1923, and as Father Désiré Allain had predicted, the exterior of the church was finished by Christmas. The new church was blessed by Bishop Edouard LeBlanc on July 1, 1924. The interior was not completed until 1951.
Saint-Antoine was served first by the priests of Bouctouche, then by those of Cocagne, again by those of Bouctouche, and finally by the parish priest of Notre-Dame.
In September 1940, Reverend Father Camille Vautour was appointed as the first parish priest of Saint-Antoine. He remained there until his retirement in 1980.
