St. James Parish (Edmonton, Alta.)

St. James parish was created on January 1, 1951. Prior to the establishment of the parish mass was celebrated by the Oblate Fathers of St. John College in St. James School on the corner of 91 street and 79 avenue. Construction began on St. James church in 1951 with Father Drouin, OMI, supervising the excavation work. The basement was completed in the summer of 1952, and the first mass was celebrated in the basement of the church in the summer 1952. The church was blessed on December 14, 1952 after construction was completed. Rev. Joseph Burke was the Pastor of St. James that year. A rectory was completed in the fall of 1957 and was officially opened in February 1958.

St. James parish merged with Assumption parish in June 2000.

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