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Rev. Louis Constant Connoir was born on August 10, 1885 at Treize-Septiers, Vendee, France to Jean Caunois and Rosalie Vinet. He attended the Grand Seminary in Montreal and the Seminary of Mary Immaculate in Edmonton between 1918-1920 where he obtained his theological training. He was ordained on December 21, 1920 at the Seminary Chapelby Archbishop Henry Joseph O’Leary for ministry in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
During his ministry he served as a missionary for Elk Point (1921-1922), Pastor in Bonnyville (1922-1923), Pastor at Fort Kent and Missions (1923-1951), and Chaplain for the Sisters of St. Anne in Victoria BC. Rev. Connoir also taught at the Jesuit College in Edmonton for a six month semester in 1921.
Rev. Connoir retired in 1965 and died on February 4, 1970 in Bonnyville. He was buried at St. Joseph’s Cemetery of Fort Kent on February 7, 1970.