St. MaryâÂÂs Church is a Roman Catholic church in Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown.
Catholic ministry in the Souris area is recorded in the 19th century; the parish is commonly dated to 1839 within the Diocese of Charlottetown. An earlier church and rectory were destroyed by fire in 1849.
As the parish grew around 1900, a large cruciform church of Island sandstone was built on Longworth Street and completed in the early 20th century. The Canadian Register of Historic Places describes it as a Gothic Revival church noted for its size, materials, and prominence in the town.
In March 1929, a fire destroyed the interior and left only the sandstone walls standing. The parish rebuilt quickly, and the church was reopened and blessed on 7 September 1930. Records of the period note that Charlottetown architect John Marshall Hunter oversaw the restoration work during 1929âÂÂ30.
St. MaryâÂÂs is a Gothic Revival church with a cruciform plan, a front tower-porch, pointed-arch windows, and steep gables. The exterior is built of Island sandstone, and the interior is finished in wood.