Institut de pastorale des Dominicains is the
Montreal, Quebec
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branch of the
Dominican University College / Collège Universitaire Dominicain, a
Roman Catholic
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university based in
Ottawa, Ontario
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. The institute offers, in French, programs in pastoral or liturgical theology or in catechism, leading to university certificates and bachelor's degrees.
Programs
* ''L'Institut de pastorale des Dominicains'' in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
offers, in French, programs in pastoral or liturgical theology or in catechism, leading to university certificates and bachelor's degrees.
* L'Institut was founded in 1960 in
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...
by the
Dominican Order
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during the construction of the Convent Saint-Albert-le-Grand. L'Institut partnered with the
Dominican College in
Ottawa, Ontario
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and acquired university status in 1967.
* The institute consists of ten professors and two staff.
* The director and registrar is Denis Gagnon.
* The motto is "C'est l'université à taille humaine" (This is the university with a human dimension)
2019 crisis
Near the end of 2019, under serious financial stress, a conflict developed between the institute and the college, and the director was fired, as well as the interim director later. Two teachers resigned as consequence as well as the dean of the theology faculty.
References
External links
Dominican University College main websiteInstitut de pastorale websiteUniversity's main websiteCanadian DominicansUniversity's Online Library Catalog
Buildings and structures in Montreal
Christian education in Canada
Education in Montreal
Seminaries and theological colleges in Canada
Catholicism in Canada
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