St. Raphael the Archangel Church (Montreal)

St. Raphael the Archangel Church
Basic information
Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Church
Architectural description
Completed 1932

St. Raphael the Archangel Church is a former Roman Catholic parish church in the Outremont neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The St. Raphael the Archangel Church Parish was founded in 1930 for the English-speaking Catholic community of Outremont under the Archdiocese of Montreal. In 1932, the parish built a small Gothic revival church with the same name as the Parish. By 2008, the parish was suffering from dwindling attendance due to a decreasing English-speaking community in Outremont. The parish was forced to close in 2008 after 75 years, and was the last English-speaking Catholic parish in Outremont.[1]

As of 2014, a group is planning to convert the church into a palliative care facility.[2]

References

  1. "Historic Montreal church closes". Canada.com. June 16, 2008. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  2. "Welcome to Saint Raphael’s Palliative Care Residence and Day Center's website.". Retrieved 4 January 2014.


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