Alexis Bélanger
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Alexis Bélanger was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary; born at Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
and died at Sandy Point, Newfoundland
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Abbé Bélanger began his time as a missionary in 1839. He served the a Catholic population of les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
which was largely of Acadian origin until 1845 when many of these people relocated. He relocated with them for a time and, in 1850, was made vicar general
of John Thomas Mullock, bishop of Newfoundland. He ministered to the fishermen along the west coast and traveled on missionary rounds to other areas. He served this area until his death.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
and died at Sandy Point, Newfoundland
Sandy Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
Sandy Point is a formerly a peninsula but now is an island on the west coast of the of Newfoundland which has been recently transformed into a hidden island as a result of sea level rise and ocean storm-induced coastal erosion...
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Abbé Bélanger began his time as a missionary in 1839. He served the a Catholic population of les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Magdalen Islands
The Magdalen Islands form a small archipelago in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with a land area of . Though closer to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, the islands form part of the Canadian province of Quebec....
which was largely of Acadian origin until 1845 when many of these people relocated. He relocated with them for a time and, in 1850, was made vicar general
Vicar general
A vicar general is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority. As vicar of the bishop, the vicar general exercises the bishop's ordinary executive power over the entire diocese and, thus, is the highest official in a diocese or other particular...
of John Thomas Mullock, bishop of Newfoundland. He ministered to the fishermen along the west coast and traveled on missionary rounds to other areas. He served this area until his death.