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Rev. John Leo Cordeau was born on August 15, 1936 at Sydney Mines in Nova Scotia to John Pierre Cordeau and Emma Fortune. He was ordained on June 16, 1962 at St. Ninian’s Cathedral, Antignoish, Nova Scotia by Bishop William Power of Antigonish, Nova Scotia for ministry in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
During his ministry he served as Assistant Pastor at Vegreville (1962-1965), Assistant Pastor at St. Pius X Parish in Edmonton (1965-1968), Assistant Pastor at St. Matthew's Parish in Edmonton (1968-1970), Pastor at Evansburg and missions (1970-1977), Pastor at Vermillion (1977-1984), Pastor at St. Andrew's Parish in Edmonton (1984-1994), Pastor at St. Edmund's Parish in Edmonton (1994-1999), and Pastor at St. Emeric Parish in Edmonton (1999-2000).