Archbishop A.-A. Tache of St. Boniface : the "good fight" and the illusive vision / Raymond J.A. Huel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huel, Raymond.

Series:

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Canadian North West.

The missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Canadian North West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taché, Alexandre A. (Alexandre Antonin), 1823-1894.

Taché, Alexandre A.

Catholic Church--Bishops--Biography.

Catholic Church.

Oblates of Mary Immaculate--Biography.

Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Oblates of Mary Immaculate--Missions--Northwest, Canadian--History.

Bishops--Northwest, Canadian--Biography.

Bishops.

Northwest, Canadian--Church history.

Northwest, Canadian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study goes beyond the traditional "great man" approach to biography and incorporates the newer directions of social history to produce a critical study of a controversial religious figure in western Canada. A biography of Bishop A.-A. Tach? is more than the story of an individual because it is the chronicle of the Catholic Church in Quebec and the Canadian North West. It is a study of how clerical elites influenced society and its evolution and an account of an attempt to transplant and nurture and idealized agricultural society of Quebec on the prairies. As a pioneer French Canadian Oblate missionary and bishop A.-A. Tach? was associated with some of the most momentous events in western Canadian history: the Red River Insurrection, French Catholic colonization, the Saskatchwan Rebellion and the school and language controversies in Manitoba and the North West Territories. Tach? was an authoritarian figure and this tendency was reinforced by religious and episcopal office. In practice he was a micro manager who desired to control everything. Despite his valiant efforts his vision of a sister province of Quebec in the West failed to materialize and Quebec failed to respond to his urgent pleas for immigrants and Quebec politicians undermined his efforts by suggesting that he had betrayed his native province. Tach?'s career is also a chronicle of failure and frustration but he took consolation in the fact that he had not shirked his duty nor tarnished his honour. Within this context Tach?'s actions are a reminder of sacred accords concluded between English and French, Catholic and Protestant in 1867 and 1870. As an administrator Tach?'s forte was in managing the material assets of his diocese. On the other hand, he lacked interpersonal skills in dealing and relating with his clergy. In the final analysis Tach? will always remain an enigmatic figure.

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Archbishop Alexandre-Antonin Taché's Vision; ONE: The Formative Influences on a Quebec Clergyman: Religion, Language, Politics and Social Class; TWO: Initiation to the Missionary Frontier; THREE: The Young Missionary Bishop; FOUR: The Bishop as Administrator; FIVE: The Red River Insurrection and the Amnesty Controversy; SIX: Bishop Taché and the New Province of Manitoba; SEVEN: The Vision Besieged; EIGHT: Clouds on the Horizon; NINE: Riel and the North West Rebellion

TEN: The Storm Clouds Gather: Politics, Schools and LanguageELEVEN: Minority Rights Versus Majority Might; TWELVE: The ""Good Fight""; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; C; D; E; G; H; J; M; N; O; P; Q; S; T; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-412) and index.

ISBN:

1-4593-0412-8

OCLC:

951201045