Prelate was first settled in 1908 and became an incorporated village on October 25, 1913. It sits just off Highway 32, 12 kilometres east of Leader, in the Rural Municipality of Happyland No. 231. On July 1, 2024, the village dissolved and became a special service area under the municipality's care.
Faith and learning have shaped much of Prelate's story. St. Angela's Convent and St. Angela's Academy were founded in 1919, a boarding school for girls run by the Ursuline Sisters until it closed in 2007. In 2011 the former convent and academy building became home to the Islamic Academy of Saskatchewan, a boarding school for boys. Young people in town now go to Leader Composite School in Leader.
About 15 kilometres south of town stands Saints Peter and Paul Church, also known as the Blumenfeld Church, a Municipal Heritage Property. Built in 1915, it served the Catholics of German descent in the Prelate area. Its grounds feature a fieldstone shrine, and wrought iron crosses mark some of the graves in the cemetery.
Prelate has also been home to a country singer, Roxanne Goldade, a politician, Ross Alger, hockey player Mark Pederson, and Liberal political advisor David Herle.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Prelate, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.