NS0214 Saint Joseph Catholic Church, SW Margaree NS

Saint Joseph Catholic Church, 73 SW Margaree Rd, SW Margaree.
Visited by JR Spurway, on 24-Jul-2008.

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BUILT: 1832
REBUILT: 1871, 1967,1980
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The first chapel was built in 1832 and was called St. Andrew’s.  Its size was 40’ by 30’ by 18’.  The chapel was never heated during the winter but would always be filled with a crowd of devout worshippers. Until 1873 all the priests, with one exception (Fr. John Chisholm), had their home in Broad Cove. In 1871, a new church, 70’ by 42’ by 28’ was built and called St. Joseph’s.  The glebe house was built in 1888 replacing the previous one which was destroyed by fire.  In 1873, South West Margaree separated from Broad Cove with Fr. Joseph Macleod as pastor.  The church remained until it was destroyed by fire in February of 1967 after ninety-six years.  The fire started during Mass. A new church similar to the present one was opened in 1970 but was destroyed by an arsonist’s fire in 1977. The parish has gone through some rough times but has persevered and has built two churches since 1967. The present church was opened in 1980.

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