▁Bishop ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁mission ▁on ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁in ▁present - day ▁Man it oba , ▁where ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁sett lers ▁were ▁Irish ▁and ▁Scottish ▁C athol ics . ▁He ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁converting ▁the ▁scattered ▁Indian ▁nations ▁and ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁" del in quent ▁Christians , ▁who ▁have ▁adopted ▁there ▁the ▁custom s ▁of ▁the ▁Indians .” ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Pro ven cher ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁English . ▁ ▁They ▁arrived ▁at ▁Fort ▁Douglas ▁in ▁mid - J uly . ▁Thomas ▁Douglas , ▁ 5 th ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sel k irk , ▁a ▁main ▁share - holder ▁in ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁gave ▁the ▁mission aries ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁River . ▁They ▁immediately ▁set ▁to ▁work ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁house ▁before ▁winter . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁chap el , ▁which ▁Pro ven cher ▁dedicated ▁to ▁famous ▁mission ary , ▁Saint ▁Bon if ace . ▁The ▁mission ▁at ▁Saint ▁Bon if ace ▁was ▁highly ▁successful ; ▁he ▁bapt ized ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁First ▁Nations ▁and ▁M ét is ▁residents ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁European ▁sett lers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁Pro ven cher ▁was ▁appointed ▁A ux ili ary ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Quebec ▁with ▁the ▁tit ular ▁title ▁of ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Juli opol is , ▁and ▁vic ar ▁general ▁for ▁the ▁north west . ▁He ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁at ▁Tro is - R ivi ères ▁in ▁ 1