Peter McIntyre (June 29, 1818 – April 30, 1891) was the third

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of the

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, succeeding Bishop Bernard Donald McDonald.

Biography

Early life

Born in Cable Head, St. Peter's Bay,

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, Peter McIntyre was the son of Scottish

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who arrived on the Island in 1788. He received his early education from St. Andrew's College on P.E.I., before being sent to study at the College of St. Hyacinthe, followed later by a theological course at the Seminary of Quebec.

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in 1843, McIntyre served in a number of parishes, including in

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and his native Prince Edward Island. On the island, he was assigned to

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, where he is recognized as having built one of the finest churches in

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. He served seventeen years in Tignish before he was appointed as Bishop of Charlottetown on May 8, 1860 and was

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August 15 of the same year at

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Bishop of Charlottetown

His first issue as bishop was the anti-Catholic rhetoric that had been published in a number of Island media. However, it appeared that the issue ultimately disappeared, and harmony was reinstated. Additionally, Bishop McIntyre established himself as the first diocesan bishop to live in Charlottetown, where the "palace" was constructed in 1875. The basilica and other clergy continue to reside at the residence. In the field of education, McIntyre established many churches and schools in the diocese, including a convent in the

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. He was also responsible for erecting St. Patrick's School for Boys next to St. Dunstan's Basilica, and followed in the footsteps of his predecessor Bernard Donald McDonald by bringing Sisters of Notre Dame to teach on

. In 1869, McIntyre was one of many who attended the

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. Later, he toured parts of Europe and Asia. In 1878, the bishop was a key figure in the establishment of the Charlottetown Hospital, the first hospital in the city which was open to people of any religious background. McIntyre was also instrumental in establishing the Catholic Total Abstinence Union which spread through the diocese during the 1870s to help prevent the danger of alcohol consumption. Bishop Peter McIntyre died in 1891 at the bishop's house in

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after serving as head of the Diocese of Charlottetown for thirty-one years. His funeral was held at St. Dunstan's Basilica and his remains were taken by train to his native parish of St. Peter's Bay to be interred in the basement beneath the church altar.

External links

Catholic Hierarchy : Bishop Peter McIntyre

* ttp://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6279 Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' {{DEFAULTSORT:McIntyre, Peter 1818 births 1891 deaths People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Roman Catholic bishops of Charlottetown 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Canada Canadian people of Scottish descent