- Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil
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Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil 
Coordinates: 45°32′25″N 73°30′29″W / 45.540289°N 73.507931°W Location Longueuil, Quebec Country Canada Denomination Roman Catholic History Founded 1698 Dedication Anthony of Padua Consecrated 27 January, 1887 Architecture Status Co-cathedral Functional status Active Architect(s) Henri-Maurice Perrault, Albert Mesnard Style Gothic Revival Groundbreaking 1884 Completed 1911 Construction cost $98,895 Specifications Length 74 metres (243 ft) Width 41 metres (135 ft) Height 81 metres (266 ft) Materials Stone Administration Parish Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil Archdiocese Montreal Diocese Saint-Jean-Longueuil Clergy Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte Bishop(s) Lionel Gendron, Louis Dicaire Priest(s) Yves Le Pain Assistant priest Rosaire Lavoie c.s.v., Marcel Bergeron r.s.v., Jean-Robert Michel The Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil (French: Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil) is a Co-cathedral in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada on Montreal's south shore. It is located on the corner of Rue Saint-Charles and Chemin Chambly in the Vieux-Longueuil borough. It is consecrated in the name of Anthony of Padua, a minor brother who preached in France and Italy, and who is celebrated on June 13. The cathedral is also consecrated to Marie-Rose Durocher, the founder of the Congrégation des Sœurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie.
Its episcopal region is Longueuil-Nord. Lionel Gendron, the bishop, has a cathedra sculpted in walnut. Before the bishopship of Bernard Hubert, it was a small church.
It was classified as historical monument by the government of Quebec in 1984.[1]
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History
It was constructed from 1884-1887, and was completed in 1911. It is the third church in the history of Longueuil, the first being completed in 1811.
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue became known as a co-cathedral in 1982 when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec because the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil. The Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste was the seat of the former diocese, and was built in 1933.
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue is part of the Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil parish, founded in 1698, and one of the first in Canada.
Architecture
The byzantine dome.
The cathedral was constructed in the Gothic revival style of architecture, while the dome is an example of Byzantine Revival architecture.
The architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Albert Mesnard wanted the cathedral to be of great volume. The same architects built the church's altar, combining fine stones with the hardest stone. The Québécois sculptor, Louis-Philippe Hébert, contributed to the cathedral's facade, by creating three sculptures out of wood, covered in metal. The church was constructed at a cost of $98,895 by Eugène Fournier dit Préfontaine, an entrepreneur, farmer and carpenter.
The cathedral is very large, measuring 74 metres (243 ft) long, 41 metres (135 ft) wide and 81 metres (266 ft) high. Louis Jobin renovated the church in 1930. The roof, which had been covered in steel, was restored in 1999 using 60,000 pounds (27,000 kg) of copper.
Activities
The interior of the cathedral.Mass is ordinarily celebrated twice Monday to Friday, once Saturday, and four times Sunday. The Confessionals are normally ready fifteen minutes before mass. Around one third of the cathedral is full for weekend services, while it is less than one sixth full during the week. There are approximately 9,400 Roman Catholics in the parish.
A funeral was held for Jean-Pierre Côté, the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, on July 17, 2002.
It was in this church, in 2005, that the faithful of the diocese paid tribute to Pope John Paul II, following his death. They also wished a happy pontificate to his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, during a special vigil attended by the bishop as well as a local congregation of Filipino nuns.
The churchwardens regularly organize fundraising campaigns to proceed with renovations to the cathedral as well as for the parish's rectory.
Part of the cathedral's basement is home to the burials of the Le Moyne and Grant families affiliated with the title of Baron de Longueuil.
Priests
Inside the cathedral, there is a plaque listing all the priests in the parish's history.
Name Years Name Years Pierre Millette 1698-1701 L. Moïse Brassard 1840 -1855 Pierre de Francheville 1701-1713 Georges-Amable Thibault 1855-1883 Fr. Nic. Ber. Constantin 1713-1715 Maximilien Tassé 1883-1901 Claude Dauzaf 1715-1717 J.-Georges Payette 1901-1938 François Céré 1717-1720 Mgr. Albéric Picotte 1938-1943 Joseph Isambart 1720-1763 Mgr. Romain Boulé 1943-1962 Claude-Charles Carpentier 1763-1777 J. Alcide Careau 1963-1974 Charles-Basile Campeau 1777-1782 Jean-Louis Yelle 1974-1983 J.-Étienne Desmeules 1783-1789 Jean-Hugues Trudeau 1983-1995 Mgr. Pierre Denaut 1789-1806 Raymond Poisson 1995-2007 Augustin Chaboillez 1806-1834 Yves Le Pain 2007- Antoine Manseau 1834-1840 References
- ^ Légaré, Denyse; Rachel Tunnicliffe. "The Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil The search for an expressive solidness" (in English). Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec. http://www.patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca/en/pdf/documents/CoCathedralofsaintAntoinedePadouedeLongueuil.pdf. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
External links
- Official website of the parish (French)
- Website of Vigilia Saint Antoine (French)
- Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue. La recherche d'une volumétrie expressive par Denyse Légaré (publié sur le site du Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec (French)
- Comment on a restauré la toiture (French)
- L'art sacré dans la cocathédrale -- Site de la société historique du Marigot (French)
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Longueuil
- Roman Catholic cathedrals in Canada
- Roman Catholic churches in Quebec
- Gothic Revival architecture in Canada
- Religious buildings completed in 1911
- Cultural Properties of Quebec
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