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1262:Edmonton
1209:Dioceses
908:17 March
868:See also
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683:St. Anne
606:Montreal
541:Montreal
529:Havelock
482:Brossard
470:Ormstown
421:Knowlton
409:Waterloo
244:Montreal
240:See city
224:Montreal
122:Anglican
87:Parishes
53:Location
1385:Selkirk
1370:Cariboo
1367:Former:
1352:Toronto
1312:Ontario
1302:Niagara
1247:Calgary
1232:Brandon
1194:Ontario
1161:Primate
816:Lachute
786:Arundel
676:Lachine
619:Lasalle
517:Chambly
403:Farnham
391:Bedford
299:Toronto
258:History
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373:Sutton
355:Dunham
311:Quebec
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230:, the
226:, the
161:Bishop
76:Canada
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