<P> Catholicism arrived in Canada in 1497 , when John Cabot landed on Newfoundland , raised the Venetian and Papal banners and claimed the land for his sponsor King Henry VII of England , while recognizing the religious authority of the Roman Catholic Church . A letter of John Day states that Cabot landed on 24 June 1497 and `` went ashore with a crucifix and raised banners bearing the arms of the Holy Father '' . In 1608 , Samuel de Champlain founded the first Catholic colony in Quebec City . In 1611 , he established a fur trading post on the Island of Montreal , which later became a Catholic colony for trade and missionary activity . </P>
<P> Catholicism arrived in Canada in 1497 , when John Cabot landed on Newfoundland , raised the Venetian and Papal banners and claimed the land for his sponsor King Henry VII of England , while recognizing the religious authority of the Roman Catholic Church . A letter of John Day states that Cabot landed on 24 June 1497 and `` went ashore with a crucifix and raised banners bearing the arms of the Holy Father '' . In 1608 , Samuel de Champlain founded the first Catholic colony in Quebec City . In 1611 , he established a fur trading post on the Island of Montreal , which later became a Catholic colony for trade and missionary activity . </P>
where was the first church in canada created
where was the first church in canada created
Quebec City
Quebec City