Catholic Missions in Canada is a fundraising organization that supports poor missions in Canada. The movement was organized as an independent society, bearing the name of The Catholic Church Extension Society of Canada, by a group including Fergus Patrick McEvay,

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. The society was formed on 23 September 1908, by

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E. Alfred Burke from the

Diocese of Charlottetown The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown ( la, Dioecesis Carolinapolitana) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada, Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan diocese comprising the entire province of Prince Edward Island. Originally c ...

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. A

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was issued to the Church Extension Society in Canada on 9 June 1910, granting it papal approval and pontifical status. The Canadian society purchased the ''

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'', a weekly paper, enlarged it, and turned it into its official organ. In 1999 the name of the Society was changed to ''Catholic Missions In Canada''.

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Catholic Missions in Canada
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