Saint-Joseph Parish, New Brunswick
Saint-Joseph is a civil parish in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. For governance purposes it forms the local service district of the parish of Saint-Joseph, which is a member of the Northwest Regional Service Commission (NWRSC). Saint-Joseph bisects Madawaska and Saint-Jacques Parishes, the only area in the province where parishes are discontiguous. Origin of name. The parish probably takes its name from the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical parish. History. Saint-Joseph was erected in 1930 from Madawaska and Saint-Jacques Parishes; the name was spelt without a hyphen. Saint-Joseph was affected  by the major reorganisation of Madawaska County parish boundaries. In 1973 the hyphen was added to the legal name of the parish. Boundaries. Saint-Joseph Parish is bounded: Communities. Communities at least partly within the parish. "italics" indicates a name no longer in official use Bodies of water. Bodies of water at least partly in the parish. Other notable places. Parks, historic sites, and other noteworthy places at least partly in the parish. References.