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1971 - 2006 (Creation)
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- Bednar, Rev. Richard
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10 cm of textual records.
2 photographs colour.
2 plaques of recognition.
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Rev. Richard William Bednar was born in 1963 in Ponoka Alberta. He attended St. Joseph Seminary between 1958 and 1962 and was ordained into the priesthood on June 2, 1962 at St. Andrew’s by Archbishop Anthony Jordon. His first appointment was as associate pastorl at Sacred Heeat Parish in Edmonton, as well as chaplain at the Royal Alexandra hospital. Over his career as a priest he worked at a number of parishes across the Archdiocese including a number of parishes in Edmonton, and parishes in Stettler, Wetaskiwin, and Leduc.
From 1963-1972 Bednar served as chair of the Archdiocese Liturgical Commission. During this time he also received a bachelor of theology from Newman theological College (1970). He continued his studies in counselling and spiritual at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa, and in Scripture and Canon Law at the Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax.
Rev. Bednar retired in 2001 from active parish ministry and died July 3, 2006.
Custodial history
Records were transferred to the Archdiocese Archives by Andrew Papenbrock in January 2012. See the accession file for additional information.
Scope and content
The fonds includes some of the personal records created by Rev. Richard Bednar including correspondence, financial records, class notes and papers from his time at the Seminary, records related to his involvement with the Lakehead Alumni Association, as well as insurance records, and records related to his retirement at Villa Vianney.
The fonds is arranged into a single series and consists of the following files:
1-2 : Miscellaneous personnel records (1971 ; 2002)
1-3 : Miscellaneous correspondence (2005-2006)
1-4 : St. Joseph Seminary class notes (1993)
1-5 : Lakehead College alumni association records (2005)
1-6 : Photographs [no date]
1-7 : Insurance records (1996-2006)
1-8 : Villa Vianney residence records (2003-2006)
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none expected