 Bishop MacKinnon had arranged for new facilities to host the school in the late summer of 1855 and hoped to make Antigonish "

The Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame de l'Assomption was first constructed in 1835, with its first Mass being celebrated in 1837.The original building was destroyed and rebuilt.In 1894, it underwent significant structural changes, seeing the lone steeple being replaced with the two towers and two story stained glass windows which have become symbols of Arichat, and is easily the most visible structure from most points in the village.