Taché, Alexandre-Antonin National Historic Person

Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec
 (© Bibaud, M. / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-074103)
Alexandre A. Taché
(© Bibaud, M. / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-074103)
Address : Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1943-05-20
Life Date: 1823 to 1894

Other Name(s):
  • Alexandre-Antonin Taché  (Designation Name)
Research Report Number: 2023-43, 2023-43-A

Importance: Oblate priest, Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Boniface, writer, played a significant role in the establishment of residential schools in Western Canada