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Norbert Provencher
1787Feb, 12

Norbert Provencher

Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary (d. 1853)
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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