Bouchard, Arthur (artisan, Roman Catholic priest, and missionary, Verona, Italy)

Bouchard, Arthur (artisan, Roman Catholic priest, and missionary, Verona, Italy)

As an artisan, Arthur Bouchard's duties extended to being a Tailor where he applied his trade for nearly 20 years in Ottawa and Montreal, Canada.

In 1879, Arthur Bouchard was ordained to the priesthood. He then spent the next several years traveling around as a missionary attempting to raise money for many different missions across Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.

In his later years, Arthur Bouchard continued to travel around but as a Roman Catholic priest who was charged with the duty of an entire parish, appointed curate, and curé.

Near the end of his life, Arthur Bouchard entered the noviciate of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers but was forced to leave due to his deteriorating health.

(1860-1872); (1872-1879); (1879); (1879-1881); (1881-1882); (1882-1884); (1884-1885); (1885); (1888); (1889-1891); (1891-1893); (1893-1894)

Person

L’Isle-Verte, Trois-Pistoles, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Ottawa, Canada; Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice, Montreal, Canada; Cairo, Egypt; Khartoum, Sudan; Rome, Italy; Paris, France; Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Sainte-Julie, Saint-Pierre-Baptiste, Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, Laurierville, Quebec, Canada; Saint-Étienne, Beaumont, Alberta, Canada; Trinidad, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Brussels, Belgium

Honorius Provost, “BOUCHARD, ARTHUR,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 12, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 28, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bouchard_arthur_12E.html.

1845

Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

1896

Port of Spain (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)

Artisan (tailor); Roman Catholic priest; missionary

English

Arthur Bouchard was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary who traveled around and raise money for different missions.

Courtesy of Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec / 52327/2069839

Quebec Since 1800 (Carleton, HIST 3301A)

Peter Kouri