| Sept. 7 1828: |
Approval is given
for the building of a first wooden church: Saint James. The church is in fact
built only in 1832 on the site of the present cathedral. |
| In 1842 : |
A new larger stone
church building is erected on the same site. It will be dedicated to the
Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary in 1853. |
| Jan. 24 1844: |
Father. Adrien
Telmon, first Oblate of Mary Immaculate, arrives from Montreal. |
| Feb. 20 1845: |
Arrival of Sister
Elizabeth Bruyère and her companions from Montreal. They will become the
Sisters of Charity of Ottawa. |
| Jun. 25 1847: |
Foundation of the
diocese of Bytown. It will serve the population on both sides of the Ottawa
River formerly under the jurisdiction of either the diocese of Montreal or the
diocese of Kingston. |
| Jul. 30 1848: |
Ordination of
Bruno Guigues o.m.i. as first bishop of Bytown. In September, St Joseph’s
College founded by the new bishop opens its doors. |
| Mar. 7 1850: |
Inauguration of
pipe organ at Notre Dame Cathedral. |
| Jul. 12 1854: |
Arsonists destroy
St. Michael's chapel in Fitzroy Harbour. |
| Jun. 14 1860: |
The Diocese of
Bytown become the Diocese of Ottawa. |
| Oct. 21 1866: |
Bishop Guigues
dedicates the first church of Saint Patrick in Fallowfield. That same year, St
Joseph’s College, now known as the College of Ottawa, receives a
university charter. |
| Apr. 15 1869: |
Sisters of the
Congregation of Notre Dame (CND) establish their first house. |
| Aug. 12 1869: |
Sisters of Charity
open Rideau St. Convent. |
| Oct. 6 1872: |
Bishop Guigues
blesses Saint Patrick's Church cornerstone in Ottawa, laid by Prime Minister
Sir John. A. Macdonald. |
| Nov. 3 1872 : |
Bishop Guigues
blesses Saint Jean-Baptiste church,on Empress Ave, Ottawa. |
| Feb. 8 1874: |
Death of Bruno
Guigues, OMI, first bishop. |
| Oct. 28 1874: |
Joseph-Thomas
Duhamel ordained as bishop of Ottawa. |
| Mar. 14 1875: |
Blessing of St.
Patrick's Church. |
| Aug. 19 1879: |
Notre Dame
Cathedral elevated to rank of Basilica. |
| Aug. 24 1884: |
The Dominican
Friars take charge of Saint Jean-Baptiste parish. Their monastery will
eventually develop into the Dominican Studium in 1900 for the teaching of
philosophy and theology. |
| Jun. 8 1886: |
Pope Leo XIII makes
the diocese of Ottawa an archdiocese. |
| Aug. 5 1888: |
Archbishop Duhamel
opens first Synod of Ottawa. |
| Feb. 4 1889: |
Pope Leo XIII
declares Ottawa University a Pontifical University. |
| Jul. 1 1890: |
Friars Minor
(Capuchins) arrive to found St. Francis of Assisi Parish. |
| Jan. 23 1900: |
The first Knights
of Columbus council is founded. |
| Jun. 5 1909: |
Death of
Archbishop Thomas Duhamel. |
| Sept. 6 1910: |
Charles-Hugues
Gauthier, archbishop of Kingston, is appointed to the Archdiocese of
Ottawa. |
| Mar. 27 1913: |
First issue of Le
Droit newspaper, founded by the Oblate Fathers. Its aim is to promote
French-language school rights that are threatened by the government of
Ontario. |
| Feb. 8 1919: |
The Franciscan
Fathers arrive in Ottawa. |
| Jan. 24 1922: |
Death of
Archbishop Charles-Hugues Gauthier. |
| Jun. 2 1922: |
Bishop
Joseph-Médard Émard of Valleyfield becomes Archbishop of
Ottawa. |
| Sept. 20 1925: |
Creation of the
Diocesan Seminary on Rideau St. Father Joseph Charbonneau is named first
superior. |
| Jan. 26 1926: |
Papal approval is
given for the formation of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. |
| Sept. 4 1926: |
The Grey Sisters
open Immaculata High School. |
| Mar. 15 1926: |
Establishment of
St. Peter's Province of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. |
| Mar. 22 1927: |
Death of
Archbishop Joseph-Médard Émard. |
| Jan. 29 1928: |
Bishop Guillaume
Forbes of Joliette becomes Archbishop of Ottawa. |
| Sept. 5 1929: |
Saint Patrick's
College is opened by the Oblates of Saint Peter’s province. |
| Jan. 1 1937: |
The Oblates found
Saint Paul Seminary on Main street. |
| May 22 1940: |
Death of
Archbishop Guillaume Forbes and appointment of his coadjutor, bishop Alexandre
Vachon, as Archbishop of Ottawa. |
| May 19 1947: |
Opening of the
International Marian Congress on the occasion of the centennial celebrations of
the Archdiocese of Ottawa. |
| March 30 1953: |
Sudden death of
Archbishop Alexandre Vachon. |
| June 20 1953: |
Bishop
Marie-Joseph Lemieux from Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, is appointed Archbishop of
Ottawa. |
| Sept. 1955: |
Opening of the new
campus of Le Petit Séminaire d'Ottawa, on Carson Rd. Father
Charles-Auguste Demers is superior since 1954. |
| Sept. 1957: |
Opening of the
Major Seminary of Ottawa on Kilborn Ave, to serve both French-language and
English-language students of the diocese in theology. Father Delphis Rollin is
the superior since 1954. |
| Sept. 1958: |
Creation of Saint
Pius X Seminary on Fisher Ave. Nepean, under the direction of the diocesan
clergy. |
| Jul. 13 1960: |
Archdiocese founds
Tupi Paulista mission in Brazil. |
| April 27 1963: |
Creation of the
Diocese of Hull: Paul-Emile Charbonneau, auxiliary bishop of Ottawa, becomes
the founding bishop. The territory of the new diocese consists of the Quebec
part of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. |
| Jul. 1 1965: |
The University of
Ottawa obtains a new civil charter from the government of Ontario, under lay
leadership. Saint Paul University is created out of the religious faculties of
the University of Ottawa. |
| Feb. 26 1967: |
Bishop
Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, apostolic administrator of the diocese of
Alexandria, becomes Archbishop of Ottawa. Archbishop Lemieux has been appointed
papal nuncio to Haiti. |
| Jul. 12 1967: |
Saint Patrick's
College becomes affiliated to Carleton University. |
| Apr. 6 1968: |
The Sister of
Charity close Bruyère College. |
| Feb. 16 1969: |
Archbishop J. A.
Plourde opens diocesan synod. |
| Nov. 6 1980: |
The Sisters of
Charity found the Elizabeth Bruyère Health Centre, renovating the
facilities of the old Ottawa General Hospital. |
| Aug. 1984: |
The offices of the
Diocesan Centre are relocated in the building of the former Major Seminary on
Kilborn Ave. One wing of the building also houses the John Paul II Residence
for retired priests. |
| Sept.19-20 1984: |
Visit of Pope John
Paul II. |
| Feb. 11 1988: |
Father Robert
Bédard founds the Companions of the Cross. |
| Sept.17 1988: |
Mother Teresa of
Calcutta visits the Archdiocese |
| Sept.27 1989: |
Marcel Gervais,
bishop of Sault Sainte-Marie, succeeds J.A. Plourde as Archbishop of Ottawa.
|
| Oct. 17 1993: |
Archbishop Gervais
begins first year of diocesan synodal process. |
| Mar. 17 1995: |
Pope John Paul II
raises Saint Patrick's Church in Ottawa to the status of Basilica. |
| May 31, 1997: |
Launch of the
150th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Ottawa |