CHARLOTTETOWN (St. Pius X ) DUE TO AN INCREASING CATHOLIC POPULATION on the cathedral parish's east side, the new parish of St. Pius X was canonically constituted in 1956. Monsignor R.V. MacKenzie , rector of University, was the founding pastor and the basement section of the present church is fittingly named the " MacKenzie Room ". By the end of 1956 a modest church with basement hall opened its doors and three years later a new parochial house was added. Ongoing parish growth made larger quarters necessary and in 1973 the present- day church was completed with the former one becoming a parish centre. . Mary's, the mother house of the Sisters of Saint Martha, lies within the parish and the sisters over the years have contributed substantially to the life of the church community. With 2300 families, St. Pius X Parish is the largest in the diocese. Due to a large number of young families, children and youth form a major part of the parish focus. In 1980 the pastor of the day. Father Faber MacDonald, became Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland . In 1999 he became Brunswick where he is actively engaged in the many ministries of that larger diocese. For many years and while premier of P.E.I , from 1981 to 1986, Jim Lee was a member of this parish. St. Pius X was canonized in 1954, just two years before the founding of this parish. A reform pope (1903-1914), he called for greater participation in the liturgy and restored the high place of liturgical music. In particular he issued a call to the laity to a greater share in the renewal of the Church. All of these are valid present-day Church objectives, especially in this Charlottetown parish that bears his name. Our Parishes > 53