The Ven Octave Fortin (b

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, 5 January 1842; d

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2 October 1927) was a French convert to

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who rose to become Archdeacon of Winnipeg from 1888 to 1917. He was educated at Bishop's University, Lennoxville; and

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in 1866. After a

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in Sorel he was the incumbent at St Jude,

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from 1869 to 1872, and then of Trinity Church,

until 1875. He then began a 45-year association with Holy Trinity,

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.University of Winnipeg
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1842 births Bishop's University alumni Archdeacons of Winnipeg 1927 deaths People from Montérégie Canadian Anglican priests Converts to Anglicanism from Roman Catholicism {{Canada-Christian-clergy-stub