Colleges
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The Eudists not only educated thousands of people, but also contributed to the well-being of their communities by organizing concerts, staging plays, encouraging sports, and promoting community involvement.
Together in mission
Vicariate
of North America
With a big heart
and great love.
From Acadia to the North Shore, serving formation, evangelization, and community life.
A continuing legacy
Form, proclaim, serve
Following Saint John Eudes, the Eudists seek new ways to help the Kingdom of Jesus grow. Their twofold mission brings together evangelization and the formation of people for the service of the Gospel.
In North America, this commitment took shape in colleges, juvenates, major seminaries, and parishes. Education, culture, and spiritual life helped communities thrive, especially in Acadia and Québec.
This legacy lives on in the people who were formed, in its institutions, and in bonds of fraternity. Members, associates, and friends share in this mission within the Eudist family.
Life in the Vicariate
North American news
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Congregation news
CJM News
Follow the Superior General’s monthly messages and announcements from the entire Eudist family.
A monthly gathering
Monthly prayer for the 19th
On the 19th of each month, the Eudist family gathers for prayer.
Evangelization · Formation · Mercy
Eudist Family — U.S. Region
The U.S. community of the Vicariate of North America gathers Eudists in a shared fraternal life and mission. Rooted in Christ, its members are sent to bring his love to the world in service of the Church and all people.
- EvangelizationProclaim the Gospel and make God’s love known.
- FormationAccompany and form those who serve the Church, especially priests.
- MercyReach out to people in greatest need and share their joys and hardships.
From Acadia to the North Shore
Works and communities
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Juvenates
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Eudist work in Canada extends beyond Baie Sainte-Marie. The first record of a juvenate dates to 1890, when the college opened. Saint-Jean-Eudes Juvenate opened in 1894. It moved to Bathurst in 1916, then returned to Church Point the following year after the Bathurst juvenate burned down.
Major seminaries
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The Eudists operated several major seminaries in Canada, mainly in Québec and Nova Scotia. They formed Eudist candidates as well as future members of the diocesan clergy.
North Shore parishes
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In the early 1900s, strong anticlerical sentiment prevailed in France. A law separating church and state was passed in 1905, prompting many priests to leave for Canada. The first group of fourteen Eudist missionaries arrived on the North Shore in 1903. Through their work in education, the Eudists left a lasting mark on the region’s development.
Parishes in eastern and western Québec
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The Congregation established a presence in the Quebec City region in 1911, at Saint-Gabriel House in Lévis. Seven years later, Archbishop Louis-Nazaire Bégin invited Father Pierre-Marie Dagnaud to found the new Saint-Cœur-de-Marie Parish (Saint-Dominique) on Grande Allée in Quebec City. In 1917, the Congregation founded Good Shepherd Parish in Laval-des-Rapides.
Parishes of the Maritime provinces
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The Eudists’ presence at Church Point reflects the encounter between France and Acadia in architecture and culture. The gradual transition from a staff of French priests to one of Canadian-born priests helped bring these cultural influences into balance.
Mission · Ruai · Kenya
Boys Town Africa: growing, learning, and hoping
At Saint Charles Lwanga Boys Town in Ruai near Nairobi, the Eudists support vulnerable boys through rehabilitation, education, training, and community life.
Discover Boys Town Africa →
A North Shore figure
Bishop Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie
An Eudist missionary, advocate for North Shore workers, and first Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Bishop Labrie helped establish educational and health institutions in the region.
Discover his life and work →Baie-Comeau: the early years →An international Eudist collection
Saint John Eudes in pictures
Paintings, drawings, stained glass, and sculptures tell the story of Saint John Eudes and the Eudist family around the world.
A collection curated by Robert Fleuret, an Eudist associate in France.
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About the Eudists
People, works, and events that illuminate Eudist history and presence.
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One spiritual family
North American associates
The Eudist family is a place of spiritual sharing and a home from which mission radiates. Associates and friends find inspiration for fraternity, prayer, and service in the thought, work, and mission of Saint John Eudes.
Visit the associates’ page ↗A living legacy
Deepen your faith. Pray. Pass it on.
Spirituality
Let Jesus live
in our hearts.
Prayers, writings, and paths to nourish personal and communal life.
Archives & heritage
A memory
to share.
Writings, images, and documents: discover the traces of a history that connects us.
North Shore heritage
Sainte-Amélie and the murals of Guido Nincheri
A multi-page visitor’s guide connects the church’s history, the story behind its murals, and the symbols in its stained glass.
Features & discovery
All featuresTheology & heritageThe cause for the Doctorate
↗Formation & missionSupporting the formation
↗History & placesA path of remembrance
↗Archives & heritage
The cause for the Doctorate
of Saint John Eudes
↗Formation & missionSupporting the formation
of diocesan priests
↗History & placesA path of remembrance
on Québec’s North Shore
↗Archives & heritageThe Eudist House in Charlesbourg
↗SpiritualityPierre de Bérulle
↗Archives & heritageSaint-Cœur-de-Marie
↗Eudist figuresModeste Champoux
↗A contribution by an associate from FranceRobert Fleuret
↗Formation & reflectionReflections and conferences by Eudists around the world
↗Spirituality & heritageThe icon of Saint John Eudes
↗History & heritageChampboisé
↗Mission & solidaritySaint Michael the Archangel in Davié · Togo
↗Vocation & missionJorge Luis Baquero · An Eudist on mission
↗Spirituality & formationEudist Days · 2023 and 2024
↗History & missionCentenary of the Eudists in Venezuela
↗Communities & missionEudist encounters in Venezuela
↗History & spiritualitySaint Francis de Laval
↗Formation & mission · TogoCatholic Institute of Theology of Lomé
↗Local presence · North ShoreChurch of Baie-Comeau
↗Pilgrimage · Normandy
A shrine in the footsteps of Saint John Eudes
In Normandy, a route connects the places where John Eudes lived, prayed, and proclaimed the Gospel. Led by the Eudists and the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, this initiative brings together pilgrimage, formation, and service to human dignity.
Discover the shrine →Four places of remembrance
Ri and Les Tourailles, Douvres-la-Délivrande, Caen, and Cormelles-le-Royal.
Pray and act
A spiritual journey linking mercy with welcome and service to others.
A journey to experience in person or remotely
The experience will grow to include images, panoramas, prayers, and testimonies.
Voices bringing our heritage to life
Eudist authors
Remembering our confrères
Obituaries
Obituary records
We remember the Eudists who gave their lives in service of the Gospel and the Congregation. These obituary records gather names, biographies, and testimonies about confrères from the former Province of North America and the Philippines, now the Vicariate of North America.
Their stories invite us to give thanks for their presence, their mission, and the bonds they built in our communities.
Browse the obituaries and records → The Eudist Flowers →Milcent · Serving memory and mission
Organize memory.
Preserve the legacy.
Bring communication to life.
Heritage has its fullest value when it can be found, understood, and shared.
Milcent brings together document management, heritage preservation, and content sharing. A single database supports the Eudist family’s collections, news, and resources.
Discover Milcent ↗Manage documents
Bring texts, images, and media together in an organized repository for easier searching and access.
Preserve heritage
Document works, places, and witnesses to our history. Preserve their context and pass this memory on to future generations.
Communicate and share
Share news and make resources accessible. Content published in Milcent dynamically feeds the pages of this website.
Memory organized. Legacy shared. Community connected.
Our digital tools
Applications
Racapé
Racapé supports the preservation and consultation of the Province of France archives, which bear witness to Eudist history and spirituality. It is named in honour of Father Joseph Racapé, an Eudist archivist who devoted his life to preserving and sharing writings, especially those of Saint John Eudes.
Overview, installation, and FAQ →Corde Magno
Corde Magno provides access to the Eudist archives, the “Fonds des Pères Eudistes”: nearly 100,000 documents, more than 60,000 of them digitized. The app indexes metadata and full text so users can search for people, titles, dates, words, and phrases.
Overview, installation, and FAQ →Ave Cor
Each day, Ave Cor offers a prayer inspired by Saint John Eudes and adapted to the seasons and liturgical calendar. Spoken and written texts nourish personal and communal prayer, accompanied by seasonal views of Québec’s North Shore.
Overview, installation, and FAQ →Experimental query
Ask the archives a question
A large language model (LLM) is an artificial intelligence system trained to understand questions and generate responses in everyday language. Here, an experimental in-house model draws on the documentary records to prepare an answer and suggest references.
Processing may take several minutes. After submitting your question, do not submit it again; allow the system time to prepare its response.
Serving the Vicariate
Vicariate Administration
Gilles Ouellet
Territorial Vicar
Pierre Drouin
Vicariate Councillor
Gérard Lecomte
Vicariate Councillor
Keep in touch
Contact us
The Vicariate offices are located at 2215 rue Marie-Victorin in Québec City.
2215 rue Marie-VictorinQuébec, QC, Canada · G1T 1J6
The move of the administration
The Eudist Vicariate administration has moved to 2215 rue Marie-Victorin in Quebec City. The building meets the province’s current needs. We thank François Côté, the former director of the House, for advancing this project with Cardinal Lacroix. We are also grateful to our archbishop for supporting the move of the Eudist provincial offices into this diocesan building.