met with opposition from the Catholic clergy because of its secular nature. Marguerite would serve as the group’s treasurer from its inception to 1886, its president from 1887 to 1905, and an honorary

choice. In fact, since Le Blanc had not previously participated in the Acadian nationalist movement, his election would likely reassure the Irish clergy, who were a dominant group in the

newspaper L’Écho du Manitoba, which is written in a spirit of malevolence.” The clergy set out to reduce the readership of the publication, which had routinely condemned their intervention in favour

the firm produced 1,100 photographs of members of the Canadian clergy and of churches and other religious buildings for an album that was presented to Pius IX on the occasion of the 50th

became a member of the PQAA. Indeed, owing to Marchand’s education, as well as the support of the Roman Catholic clergy along with that of the political and business community (especially the francophone

freemasonry lodge, where he became senior warden in 1899. His masonic activities and ideas often got him into trouble with both the Roman Catholic clergy and several of his medical colleagues. Although Martigny

at the disposal of the battalion’s staff officers in Canada and Great Britain. The unit filled its ranks with help from the clergy; the French Canadian media, including

candidates, for bishop: one submitted by the Oblates, who wished to retain control of the region, and a second suggested by the anglophone diocesan clergy, headed by Bishop Alexander

1928 of a petition signed by a number of clergy who charged that his sermons were “disposed to shake the faith of the people.” Despite the

Catholic press. After a joint pastoral letter was issued in October 1914 by the archbishops of Quebec, Montreal, and Ottawa (which was endorsed by other clergy, including archbishops Timothy

Bathurst. His appointment was a partial triumph for the Irish clergy of the diocese, who had long complained of Scottish ecclesiastical domination there and wanted a local Irish priest to be made bishop

up the Société de la Colonisation de l’Alberta to assist the clergy of the diocese of St Albert who, since the 1890s, had been attempting to draw French Canadian and Franco-American settlers

to maintain the reputation of the organization, particularly before the Roman Catholic clergy. His criticism of the quality of teaching in francophone Catholic colleges, which he had voiced the

certificate his father was a shoemaker, but according to the city directories he was a driver. Gérard quickly attracted attention because of his piety and intellectual ability so the clergy in his parish helped

on a local initiative to increase the participation of the secular clergy in foreign missions. Rather than limiting their efforts to providing new recruits for missionary institutes of European origin

prevent him from maintaining a good relationship with the clergy and religious communities. Yet he soon abandoned this kind of social debate to devote himself to more pragmatic and useful medical tasks. His

clergy: a history of theological education at Knox College, Toronto, 1844–1994 (Montreal and Kingston, Ont., 1995). H. R. Krygsman, “Freedom and grace: mainline Protestant thought in Canada, 1900

the competing bodies of Anglo-Catholics and evangelicals within the church. In his charge to the 1909 Algoma synod he said, “Our clergy ought to be considerate, avoiding extremes, not given to forcing

relationship with the senior clergy in the diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe and the archdiocese of Montreal, including Canon Le Pailleur, enabled them to secure several contracts for religious buildings. New

 8, ser.2 (diocesan registrar), vol.6, no.2 (clergy index); General Synod Arch. (Toronto), GS75-106 (Council for Social Service). GRO, Reg. of births, Camberwell (Surrey), 16 June 1871. LAC, R1463