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First Catholic Chaplain
Alexander Macdonnell
He served a Roman Catholic Chaplain with the Glengarry Fencibles during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
He became the first bishop of Kingston, ON (Upper Canada)
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Secular Priests serving during WWII in 'CAF'
Diocese/Archdiocese Military chaplains Montreal 17 Quebec City 14 Toronto 13 Edmonton 10 Ottawa 10 Pembroke 10 Winnipeg 10 London 8 Charlottetown 6 Halifax 6 Hamilton 6 Regina 6 Rimouski 6 Valleyfield 6 Joliette 5 Moncton 5 Sault-Ste-Marie 5 Vancouver 5 Antigonish 4 Bathurst 4 Kingston 4 Saint-John (NB) 4 Trois-Rivières 4 Amos 3 Calgary 3 Gravelbourg 3 Peterborough 3 Saskatoon 3 St. Hyacinthe 3 Timmins 3 Diocese/Archdiocese Military chaplains Alexandria 2 Chicoutimi 2 Nelson 2 Nicolet 2 Prince Albert 2 Victoria 2 St. Boniface 1 Saint-Jean (QC) 1 Saint John’s (NL) 1 Sherbrooke 1 Gaspé 0 Ukrainian Rites 3 Canadian clerics abroad 5 Total: 219 -
Data Info taken fromFighting for the Chaplains:
Bishop Charles Leo Nelligan and the Creation of the Canadian Chaplain Service
(Roman Catholic), 1939-1945
by Author: Yves Yvon J. PELLETIER
CCHA Historical Studies, 72 (2006), 95-123 -
Religious Orders serving in 'CAF' during WWII
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists)
English-Canadian province (24);
French-Canadian province (7)31 Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblates) –
English-Canadian province (7);
French-Canadian province (18); Province of Regina (2)27 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) –
English-Canadian province (9); French-Canadian province (8)17 Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) 11 Missionaries of China 7 Congregation of Holy Cross (Holy Cross Fathers) 6 Congregation of St. Basil (Basilians) 5 Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians) 4 Missionaries of the Company of Mary (Montfort Missionaries) 4 Congregation of St. Paul 4 Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sacred Heart Missionaries) 4 Other religious orders 16 Total for all religious orders 136