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The diocese of Kingston was formed by Pope Leon XII in 1826
as the first English-speaking diocese in Canada. In 1889 it
was raised to the rank of Archdiocese by Leon XIII.
The newly named Archbishop J. Vincent Cleary
in memory of this occasion and as a sign of gratitude, built
a Chapel in the Gothic style by the Cathedral.
The Chapel was consecrated in 1890 and named after the apostle
St. James Boanerges. The Chapel was furnished with stain glass
windows produced in Newcastle, England at the request of Bishop
Cleary. These beautifully formed images are representations
of the following: The Holy Family, St. Peter, St. Paul, St.
Vincent DePaul, St. Patrick, Christ with Children, and the homage
of Christ by the three Wiseman. The front wall of the Chapel
was fitted with a majestic "rose
coloured" stain glass window of seven medallions with
the different sense of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
In the years of 1993 to 1996 the Chapel went
through a general renewal. The Chapel of St. James Boanerges
enchants with its stained glass windows, its beautifully sculpted
front alter, effigies of former Bishops and Archbishops and
its intimate interior.
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