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Rev. Angus Bernard Bryden was born on January 6, 1928 at Christmas Island, Nova Scotia. He completed his theological studies at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton between 1952 and 1956 and was ordained on May 26, 1956 at St. Ninian’s Cathedral, Antigonish, N.S. by Archbishop John Hugh MacDonald, for the Archdiocese of Edmonton.

Rev. Bryden was the Assistant Pastor at Trochu and missions (1956-1960), Pastor at Winfiled and Missions (1960-1964), Pastor at Galahad and Missions (1964-1967), and Ponoka (1967-1970).

In 1970 he left the Archdiocese and was later laicized. Death information about Rev. Bryden is not available.

Rev. Ignatius Dominicus Brunisma was born on August 21, 1919 at Roodhius, Friesland, the Netherlands to Garben Bruinsma and Suzanna Flapper. He completed his theological studies at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton between 1947 and 1951. He was ordained on May 13, 1951 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Edmonton by Archbishop John Hugh MacDonald, and became a Canadian Citizen on April 17, 1956.

Rev. Burnisma served in several parishes in the Archdiocese including Concort (1951-1953), Winfield and Missions (1953-1960), Jasper and Missions (1962-1969), Olds and Missions (1969-1974), and Bashaw and Missions (1974-1987). Rev. Brunisma retired in 1987 and lived and ministered at St. Andrew's Centre until his dealt in 1988.

Rev. Robert Britton was born on August 21, 1919 in Roodhius, Friesland, the Netherlands to Garben Bruinsma and Suzanna Flapper. He was ordained on May 14, 1932 in St. Francis Church, Toronto for Edmonton by Archbishop Henry Joseph O’Leary of Edmonton. After his ordination he served as Assistant Pastor at St. Joseph's Cathedral (1932-1933), Pastor at St. Theresa' Parish in Rosedale (1948-1957), as Pastor at the newly built St. Clare's Parish in Edmonton (1957-1961).

In addition to his ministry at Parishes Rev. Britton was the Editor and Business Manager at the Western Catholic from 1932-1949, the Director of Catholic Truth Broadcast with CFRN radio from 1936-1944. In addition he served as the Press Officer for the Catholic Social Services in 1956.

Rev. Britton retired in 1971 and died on Aug. 10, 1975. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery on August 14, 1975

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Rev. Emile Briere was born on July 28, 1917 in St. Paul, Alberta. He attended St. Joseph Seminary in Edmonton where he studied theology between 1936 and 1940. He was ordained on June 23, 1940 at St. Joseph’s cathedral, Edmonton-Alberta by Archbishop John Hugh MacDonald of Edmonton. During his ministry in Edmonton he served as Pastor in Mornville (1940-1941), Rosary Hall, St. Vincen'ts Convent and the Marian Centre. In 1963 he was incardinated in the Diocese of Pembroke where he served for the remainder of his years a priest.

Rev. Emile Briere died on June 16, 2003 at the age of 85. A mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on June 19, in Combermere.

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Rev. David Brabant was ordained in 1961 for the Diocese of St. Boniface. In 1990 he became a member of the St. Joseph Seminary Formation Team where he served until 1994. Between 1994 and 1995 he lived at St. Joseph Basilica in Edmonton. In 1995 he served as Administrator at St. Vital Parish in Beaumont, and in 2001 as the Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Angels in Fort Saskatchewan. No additional information in archives.

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Rev. Samuel Bouchard was born on July 17, 1866 at St. Urbain, P.Q. (D. Chicoutimi) to Onesime Bouchard and Suzanne Cote. He was ordained on 21 June, 1891 by Bishop Begin in Chicoutimi and arrived in St. Albert on Saturday, 29 October 1898 to begin his ministry. He served at several parishes including Villeneuve (1899-1900), Legal (1901-1902), Beaumont (1902-1904). In 1905 Rev. Bouchard left the Diocese of St. Albert and began working a priest in the United States.

Rev. Bouchard died on May 4, 1929 in Minnesota.

Luc-André Bouchard (born 18 November 1949) is a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed by Benedict XVI, Bouchard is the ninth Bishop of Trois-Rivières.

Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada of Gaston Bouchard and Lucienne Morin, Bouchard studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto where he received a Grade X Certificate for piano in 1968. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1971 from the University of Ottawa. At the Dominican University College in Ottawa, he received his Bachelor of Theology in 1974 and Licentiate of Theology in 1977.

Continuing his studies, Bouchard studied Sacred Scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, receiving his Licentiate of Sacred Scripture in 1983. He then studied in Jerusalem at l'École Biblique et Archéologique where he received his diploma in 1981.

On September 4, 1976, Bouchard was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall. He was appointed assistant pastor of the Co-cathédral de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse Vierge Marie between 1976 and 1979, and again between 1984-1986. He then became administrator of the Co-cathedral in 1986 and then rector in 1986-1987. Bouchard then went on to become an assistant pastor at the parish Ste-Thérèse-de-Lisieux in 1983. Between 1987 and 1990, Bouchard became the parish priest of the parish Saints-Martyrs Canadiens. Between 1994 and 1999, Bouchard became parish priest of the parish Sacré-Coeur.

Bouchard taught at the seminary in Montréal, Québec between 1985 and 1990. Equally, in 1990 to 1994 and again in 1999, Bouchard was a member of vocation formations of the seminary Saint-Joseph in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1999, He became the director of the seminary and the rector in 2000.

On September 8, 2001, when he was still rector of the Saint-Joseph seminary in Edmonton, Bouchard was nominated to be the Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta. He was consecrated by Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins the then Archbishop of Edmonton on November 9, 2011. Within the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Bouchard was a member of the permanent council and of many other Episcopal Commissions. He was also the President of the Episcopal Commission of Theology. In 2008, he was one of the Canadian delegates of the Synod of Bishops on the Bible held in Rome. Currently, He remains a member of the Episcopal Commission of Doctrine. On February 2, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bouchard Bishop of Trois-Rivières to succeed Bishop Martin Veillette, who reached the age of 75 and, by Canon Law, must submit his resignation to the Pope. Bouchard's enthronement took place on March 26, 2012 at the Cathédral de l'Assomption de Marie in Trois-Rivières.

Rev. Francois Eugene Bonny was born in New York City in 1875 (exact date is unknown). He entered the Order of the White Fathers in Africa and was ordained to the Priesthood on June 29, 1904 in Carthage, Africa. After his ordination he ministered for three years in the Lake Victoria area where he contracted Malaria and Black Fevour. In 1907 he came to Canada for "health reasons" and served at Moose Lake and Bonnyville (now in the Diocese of St. Paul). In 1913 he was transferred to the Diocese of Regina were he served until 1926. No additional information is known about his life.

Rev. Lawrence Joseph Bonner was born in St. John, NB, on April 25, 1925 to Charles Bonner and Ann Dunn. He worked as a plumber before studying for the priesthood. He completed his theological studies at Holy Heart Seminary in Halifax in 1951-1953; and at St. Joseph's Seminary in Edmonton in 1953-1956. He was ordained on Sept. 22, 1956 at St. John, NB, for the Edmonton Diocese by Bishop Alfred B. Leverman.

Rev. Bonner served in the Edmonton Archdiocese including: Assistant Pastor in Castor (1956-1957); Assistant Pastor at Sacred Heart Parish (1957-1959); Assistant Pastor at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Edmonton (1959-1960); Assistant Pastor at St. Anthony's Parish in Edmonton (1961-1970); and Pastor at Assumption Parish in Edmonton (1969-1971). In addition to priestly duties, Rev. Bonner was also the driving force behind the Knights of Columbus minor hockey program for approximately 150 teams with 2,300 boys in total. He was also the President of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, which he helped to establish.

Rev. Bonner died in Calgary on Jan. 15, 1971 of a heart attack. His funeral service was held on Jan. 20, 1971 at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Edmonton. He is interred in St. John, NB.