- An to ine - de - Pad ou e ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 8 , ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁present ▁c athedral ▁building ▁was ▁largely ▁built ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Long ue uil , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 1 . ▁ ▁Saint - An to ine - de - Pad ou e ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁co - c athedral ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁when ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Saint - Jean - de - Qu ébec ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Saint - Jean - Long ue uil . ▁The ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Saint - Jean - l ' É v ang él iste ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁primary ▁c athedral ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁since ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁A ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁Jean - Pierre ▁C ô té , ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁that ▁the ▁faithful ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II , ▁following ▁his ▁death . ▁They ▁also ▁wished ▁a ▁happy ▁pont ificate ▁to ▁his ▁successor , ▁Pope