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1911-2001 (Creation)
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- Immaculate Conception Parish (Edmonton, Alta.)
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1.90 meters of textual records.
ca. 200 photographs.
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In 1905 Father Pierre Hutu, OMI, was put in charge of organizing a parish in East Edmonton. After a year of preparation the parish of Immaculate Conception was blessed by Bishop Emile Legal on December 9, 1906. Originally, it was a bilingual parish serving both the Anglophone and Francophone population of East Edmonton, however In 1912 with the establishment of Sacred Heart parish as an Anglophone parish, Immaculate Conception became an the French Parish for the East Edmonton area.
In 1950, the church was renovated and a new rectory was built. Stain glasses windows were blessed by Archbishop Anthony Jordan, OMI in 1964.
Due to a decline in the French population in the City of Edmonton the need for multiple French parishes dwindled. Finally in 2001 Immaculate Conception Parish was closed and was amalgamated with Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin Parish, on the south side of Edmonton. The last mass celebrated at the parish was on January 21, 2001. Shortly thereafter the church was purchased by the Vietnamese Catholic Community in 2001. The Casavant organ that was in the church was moved to Saint-Thomas-d’Aquin Parish in 2002.
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Fonds consists of comprehensive documentation which chronicles the activities of Immaculate Conception parish from is beginning in 1906 to its merger with St. Tomas D’Aquin parish in 2011. The fonds includes official correspondence with the Archdiocese of Edmonton Administration, Personnel records of priests and other employees who worked at the parish, announcement books which chronicles the social activities of the parish, lists of parishioners, parish bulletins (and associated inserts), meeting minutes and correspondence of various parish councils and committees including the Parish Pastoral Council and the Liturgy Council, financial records, including annual reports, records which document the many events held at Immaculate Conception and hosted by the parishioners, records related to the construction, maintenance and renovations of the Chapel and Rectory, as well as newspaper clippings, photographs, and other records which help document nearly 100 years of parish history.
The fonds is arranged into the following series:
- Correspondence (1934-2000)
- Personnel Records (1928-2001)
- Parish Life (1931-2001)
- Church properties and facilities Records (1950-1999)
- Parish Administration (1912-2000)
- Historical Documents
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In 1982, shortly after the 75th anniversary of the parish, 2.30 metres of documents were deposited in the Provincial Archives of Alberta. All that material was returned to the parish in 1991. In September 1995, the material was transferred to the Archdiocesan Archives together with a box of more recent documents. The final transfer of documents was took place in February 2001 with the closing of the parish.
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See also the Parish file in the Archdiocese of Edmonton Archives.
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No further accruals are expected.