▁private ▁hands , ▁the ▁church ▁( as ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁denomin ations ) ▁having ▁long ▁since ▁with dra wn ▁any ▁full - time ▁resident ial ▁cler gy ▁from ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Adel bert ▁An son , ▁the ▁first ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Qu ' App elle ▁( 1 8 8 4 ), ▁cultiv ated ▁a ▁relationship ▁between ▁Qu ' App elle ▁and ▁his ▁home ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁L ich field ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁with ▁wealth y ▁friends ▁there . ▁ ▁They ▁briefly ▁took ▁on ▁both ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Qu ' App elle ▁as ▁a ▁mission ▁field ▁and ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Pro - C athedral ▁as ▁a ▁particular ▁focus ▁of ▁interest . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College ▁Farm ▁and ▁the ▁furn ishing ▁of ▁St ▁Peter ' s ▁Pro - C athedral ▁are ▁att rib utable ▁to ▁that ▁early ▁connection . ▁The ▁dioc ese ▁briefly ▁operated ▁a ▁training ▁facility ▁for ▁Ang lic an ▁cler gy ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College ▁Farm , ▁a ▁model ▁farm ▁immediately ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁town . ▁Bishop ▁Burn , ▁who ▁lack ed ▁Bishop ▁An son ' s ▁connections ▁with ▁pat rons ▁in ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁L ich field , ▁closed ▁both ▁of ▁these ▁facilities ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Peter ' s , ▁however , ▁continued ▁as ▁the ▁pro - c athedral ▁for ▁southern ▁S ask atch ew an ▁until ▁ 1 9