Rogersville is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 village in Northumberland County

Northumberland County, New Brunswick

Northumberland County , having the largest area of any county in the province, is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada.-Geography:Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy...

, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

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Rogersville is the home of two Trappist

TRAPPIST

TRAPPIST is Belgian robotic telescope in Chile which came online in 2010, and is an acronym for TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope, so named in homage to Trappist beer produced in the Belgian region. Situated high in the Chilean mountains at La Silla Observatory, it is actually...

 (Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance) monasteries, Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Abbey is a Trappist/Cistercian monastery located in Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada.The monastery dates back to the beginning of the 20th century...

 (Our Lady of the Assumption Abbey for women) and Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey

Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey

Notre-Dame du Calvaire Abbey is a Trappist/Cistercian monastery located in Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada.In 1902, in response to the anticlerical movement in France, the parish priest of Rogersville, invited the Cistercian monks of the Abbey of Our Lady of Bonnecombe, in the diocese of Rodez...

 (Our Lady of Calvary Abbey for men). The village is named in honour of the Roman Catholic Bishop

Bishop (Catholic Church)

In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith and ruling the Church....

, the Most Reverend James Rogers

James Rogers (bishop)

James Rogers was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the 1st Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick from 1860 to 1902.Rogers was born in Mount Charles, Ireland and emigrated with his family to Canada in 1831...

, late Bishop of Chatham, NB.

It is also the burial place of the man considered the Father of Modern Acadia - (Bishop) Monseigneur Marcel-Francois Richard, and the site of a monument containing his sarcophagus.

It is served by Via Rail

VIA Rail

Via Rail Canada is an independent crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. It is headquartered near Montreal Central Station at 3 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec....

's train the Ocean which stops at the Rogersville railway station

Rogersville railway station

The Rogersville railway station is located at 11082 Rue Principale in the village of Rogersville, New Brunswick, Canada. The station is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible. Rogersville is served by Via Rail's Montreal-Halifax train, the Ocean. It is a -storey wooden-framed yellow clapboard...

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Rogersville shares a border with nearby Weldford Parish, New Brunswick

Weldford Parish, New Brunswick

Weldford is a local service district found in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada that was established in 1835 with a local Agricultural Association and named for John W. Weldon and John P...