Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
1898 - 50 YEARS A PRIEST

Rev. Father Dequoy of Contrecoeur, Que., is to-day 50 years a priest and his golden sacerdotal jubilee is being celebrated with great eclat. Archbishop Duhamel who was born in Contrecoeur is present at the jubilee ceremonies. Father Dequoy is 75 years of age, being born at L'Assomption, Que. in 1823. In 1846 he was a professor in the college of Joliette, Que., and two years later, in 1848, took holy orders. As a priest he has been stationed at Maskinonge, St. Gabriel de Brandon, Chateauguay, St. Valentin, St. Hermas, St Michel Archange, Riviere des Prairies, all in the province of Quebec. For the past 12 years he has been in Contrecoeur, a village with a population of 2,000.

The Ottawa Journal
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 28, 1898

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