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The prefecture was established on 9 March , 1908 , and entrusted to the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immaculate, the first prefect, Rev. E.M. Bunoz, being appointed on 8 April of the same year. At Dawson, the metropolis of the Klondike Gold Fields , the first house of worship (Church of St. Mary) and first hospital, both log buildings, were erected in 1907 - 1908 by the Jesuit Father Judge (d. at Dawson , 1899 ). The Oblate Father Gendreau, who succeeded Father Judge, enlarged and transformed the rough church besides establishing the first school of the territory. This school was rebuilt on a larger scale in the centre of the town in 1901 under the present prefect, who succeeded Father Gendreau in 1902. ''This article incorporates text from the Public Domain '' Catholic Encyclopedia ''.'' |
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