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The bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, says he hopes to have discussions with the city’s mayor about how to save the city’s historic Sacred Heart Cathedral, currently slated for demolition next spring, writes The Catholic Register.
The Catholic Register writes:
Bishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem., told Canadian Catholic News he wants to meet with Mayor Kim Chamberlain to look for ways to prevent the loss of the cathedral, located in the city’s downtown core. ‘We will see if any collaboration is possible for the preservation of the building,’…
Proulx did not say whether the diocese was considering something like the situation in Quebec, where former parish churches have been transferred or sold…
Designed by Saint John architect John Dunn and built by William and John Lawlor using local granite, its 144-foot steeple was added in 1896, and an expansion in 1949 added a transept…
Local Catholics are not ready to lose the historic cathedral yet…
