Vancouver Centennial Plaque #41 – Papal Visit

Address:           646 Richards Street (No location on file, so placed at cathedral)

Status:             Missing

41. PAPAL VISIT

The only Pontiff to visit Vancouver, Pope John Paul II officiated the “Celebration of Life” at B.C. Place Stadium on September 18, 1984. Afterwards he attended a special dinner in his honour in Holy Rosary Cathedral and spent the night in the Duke Residence.

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 1-49 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: The Vancouver Sun (19 September 1984)