Saint Paul University

Saint Paul University (French: Université Saint-Paul) is a Catholic Pontifical university federated with the University of Ottawa. It is located on Main Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and has been entrusted for more than a century to the Congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The enabling legislation is a civil charter passed by the government of the Province of Canada in August 1866, and a pontifical declaration promulgated by Pope Leo XIII on 5 February 1889.^[1] Like the University of Ottawa, Saint Paul University is a fully bilingual institution, offering instruction in English and French.

History

In 1848, Monsignor Joseph-Bruno Guigues, the first Catholic Bishop of Bytown, established the small College of Bytown housed in a modest wooden building shadowing the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica. Space soon became an issue, and in 1852, students and professors of the college moved to a stone edifice on Sussex Avenue, then known then as the Académie De La Salle. In 1856, the college moved to six lots on Wilbrod Street donated by notary L.-T. Besserer, and was later renamed the Université d'Ottawa.

In 1965, the University of Ottawa's theological, mission, and canonical faculties were separated from its secular faculties, and Saint Paul University was created as a consequence. For while the Ontario government wished to accommodate the university's Christian identity, it was felt that the creation of a new institution would better suit the specific needs of the city's Catholic community.

Partnership

The university is a member of L'Association des universités de la francophonie canadienne, a network of academic institutions of the Canadian Francophonie.^[2]

Programs

The school comprises four faculties: Human Sciences, Philosophy, Theology, and Canon Law. Its programs in 19 disciplines range from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. Such disciplines include: Anglican Studies, Biblical Studies, Canon Law, Canonical Practice, Conflict Studies, Counseling and Spirituality, Eastern Christian Studies, Ecclesiastical Administration, Ethics, Group Facilitation, First Nations Leadership, Interreligious Dialogue, Ministry, Mission Studies, Pastoral Theology, Philosophical Theology, Philosophy, Public Ethics, Religious Education, Social Communications, Spirituality, and Theology.

Mission

Saint Paul University offers education for both the laity and candidates for ordination in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Eastern Catholic Churches. The Bachelor of Theology and Master of Pastoral Theology (similar to the Master of Divinity) are the standard ordination-track degrees.

Alumni

• Cardinal Francis Eugene George, OMI
• Sister Helen Prejean M.A. (1973)
• Louis Kébreau SDB

See also

• Higher education in Ontario
• List of universities in Ontario
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport
• Canadian government scientific research organizations
• Canadian university scientific research organizations
• Canadian industrial research and development organizations
• List of colleges and universities named after people

Bibliography

• Schlitt, Dale M.; Saint Paul University. (2008). Université Saint-Paul : hier, aujourd'hui et demain = Saint Paul University : yesterday, today and tomorrow. Ottawa: Université Saint-Paul = Saint Paul University. ISBN 9780919261600 0919261604. 

References

External links

• The Official Website
• Financial Aid Website
• Housing and Residence Website
• Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies
• Contact North
• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada profile