Father Francois Lefebvre 

Father Francois E Lefebvre, often referred to as Father Francis Lefebvre – known as “Father Manny”

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The information on Father Francis Lefebvre is sketchy and drawn from the resources available to me, specifically some Canadian Catholic directories and some books on the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall and the history of the region.  As more information becomes available it will be added,. All parishes listed are within the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. 

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Raised in Cornwall.  Attended Nativity Roman Catholic Church as a child.

Worked in the Cotton Mills in Cornwall. According to One Hundred Thousand Welcomes had an "ardent desire to become a priest" and was encouraged to continue his education.

Ordained: 31 May 1934 as a diocesan priest for the Diocese of ALexndria, now the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

1937 – 1940 – Pastor at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Chrysler, St. Bernard Roman Catholic Church, Finch. 

1941: Father Francis E Lefebvre assisted the choir and performed the solo “Pray for the Dead” at the Requiem High Mass for the funeral of Charles Fleck, long-time organist and choirmaster at St. Columban’s Roman Catholic Church.

1945 – 53: Pastor at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Lancaster

1954 – 1961: Ste. Croix, ( Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church)  Cornwall.  Lefevbvre was the founding pastor.

1961 - 1968: pastor at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, Cornwall

1973-74: Juvénat du Sacré Coeur, R.R. #1, Summerstown, Ontario 

1980: R.R. 1, Cornwall, K6H 5R5 (this is the same address as Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church in Glenn Walter but he is not listed as a priest at he church.  The priests listed at Precious Blood at the time were Fathers L. MacDonnell and B. Guindon)

Died: 30 October 1978

In One Hundred Thousand Welcomes we are told that he was “an ardent supporter of the Knights of Columbus and the Daughters of Isabella.  At their annual banquets 'a must' was to have Father Manny sing ‘It’s a sin to tell a lie.’”  He is described as “an affable and devoted priest.”