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Rev. Mederic Toncrede Beauparlant was born on Nov. 28, 1863 at St. Damien de Brandon. He attended the Grande Seminary de Jolieete and Montreal where he received his theological education. He was ordained on May 23, 1891 by Archbishop Fabre of Montreal.
Rev. Beauparlant entered the congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate on September 7, 1905 and took his Perpetual Vows at Liege on Oct. 6, 1911.
During the early years of his ministry he served in the Archdiocese of Montreal as Assistant Pastor at St. Jerome (1891-1892), St. Janvier (1892-1893), and St. Anne de Bellevue (1893-1896). He then came to the Diocese of St. Albert and served as the Assistant Pastor at St. Vital Parish in Beaumont (1896-1897). In 1897 he returned to the Archdiocese of Montreal and did not return to Alberta.