Priests of West Arichat

Father Jean-Baptiste DeCoste, a White Father and native of Arichat, had been a missionary in Africa. He remained until June 25, 1980 when he was replaced by Father William Burke. Burke was born in Main-A-Dieu on Aug. 23, 1948. He entered St. Paul’s Seminary in Ottawa and was ordained July 3, 1977. On June 25,…