(All Saints) IN THE EARLY 1800s a few Scottish immigrant families settled this area and eventually other Scottish and some Irish families joined them. In 1874 they built the present beautiful church which they dedicated to All Saints. Of French Gothic design, one of its special features was the main altar of Italian marble constructed by parishioner William Lewis . The rectory is undated but is said to have been moved to its present site before 1900 after which the two towers were added. Father John MacMillan was the first resident pastor and served from 1894 until 1916. One of his magnificent accomplishments while in Cardigan was his writing of a two-volume history of the Catholic Church in Prince Edward Island covering the years 1720 to 1891. J.J. Bowlen , Lieutenant Governor of Alberta in the 1950s, was a native of Parish . 1 lis brother, Father William Bowlen , while pastor at , Alberta baptized former Prime Minister Joe Clark . In 1954 the parishioners constructed a Marian archway at the entrance of the church to commemorate that year's well celebrated Marian Year throughout the world. In recent years the church has received extensive renovations, including a splendid new basement with facilities for its parish functions. One of its sections is named the " MacMillan Room " after the above- mentioned pastor and in which parish wakes are held. Named after one of the earls of Cardigan , the village area where the church is located offers a picturesque view, touched off by the beauty of its river of the same name which winds through the centre of the parish. Today there are 160 families in All Saints Parish .