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Kavanagh, Isodore, J.
Personne · 1855-1920

Isodore Joseph Kavanagh was born in Montreal, on October 12, 1855. He studied at the Montreal Commercial Academy and at Collège Sainte-Marie, in Montreal, before entering the Society of Jesus on November 12, 1877. After his spiritual training at Sault-au-Recollet, in Montreal, he went to study in England for a year, studying classics at Manresa College, Roehampton, and then to Stonyhurst College, Oxfordshire, to study philosophy, from 1880 to 1883. There he devoted much time to the physical sciences, especially geology and astronomy, under Stephen Perry, S.J. In 1883-1884, he was at Victoria University, in Manchester, to study geology under Henry Roscoe, who had been in having vanadium added to the periodic table of elements. Kavanagh's own research that year was recognized by the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Father Kavanagh then returned to Canada to teach physical science to the Jesuit students at Collège Sainte-Marie. In 1886, he began to study theology at Immaculée-Conception, in Montreal. He was ordained a priest on December 2, 1888. Father Kavanagh resumed his teaching of science to the Jesuit philosophers, but, in 1890, he returned to Great Britain for another year of dogmatic theology at St. Beuno's College, in Wales, and for his year of spiritual theology at Roehampton.

In 1892, Father Kavanagh was appointed professor of science at Collège Saint-Boniface, in Manitoba. After four years of teaching there, he was transferred to Montreal to join the small group of Jesuits in the newly-opened Loyola College on St. Catherine Street. He was also lecturing at Collège Sainte-Marie and rejoined the staff there from 1898 to 1901. Thereafter, he thought at Loyola until 1912.

From his days at Stonyhurst, astronomy remained Kavanagh's principal interest, conducting research and given lecture on the topic. He was elected a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, and in August 1905 was asked to join the Canadian Government Expedition to Labrador to photograph the solar eclipse. In 1908, he was awared an honorary doctorate by St. Francis Xavier University, in Antighonish, Nova Scotia.

In 1913, he was named Minister and Treasurer at the new Jesuit novitiate in Guelph, Ontario.

Kavanagh also regularly carried out other assignments, for example serving as chaplain at the Royal Victoria Hospital, from 1903 to 1905, and at the Catholic Sailors Club, from 1898 to 1900, and from 1909 to 1911. Father Kavanagh died on June 5, 1920.
Joseph, Jordan P.
Personne · 1901-1991

Joseph Patrick Jordan, S.J. was born in Hendley Green, Lancashire in the archdiocese of Liverpool on February 4, 1901. While in vocation school, Father Jordan met John Filion, S.J., then-Provincial of the Jesuits in Canada, who invited him to join the Society of Jesus in Canada. Father Jordan relocated to Montreal where he completed his formation at l’Immaculée Conception; he was ordained at Le Gesù in Montreal on August 16, 1936.

Father Jordan spent most of his religious career involved in parish work. In 1938, he served as associate pastor at St. Ignatius in Winnipeg, and six years later, relocated to Spanish, Ontario, where he taught at the residential school and assisted with the North Shore of Lake Huron parishes. Following this, and for the next sixteen years, Father Jordan served as hospital and prison chaplain at St. Andrew’s Parish in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The church basement was converted into a busy social centre, and Father Jordan served as its moderator.

In 1962, Father Jordan returned to Winnipeg as associate pastor at St. John Brebeuf Parish. In 1970, he relocated to California, serving at a parish in the San Diego diocese and then St. Anne’s Parish in Santa Ana before falling ill and retiring to the Jesuit infirmary at Los Gatos. In 1981, after recovery, he joined the community at Los Gatos, and continued to serve as a chaplain to the nearby Sisters of the Holy Names among other parish endeavors around California. In 1988, he returned to the Jesuit Infirmary in Pickering, Ontario, and passed away two years later.
Jones, Arthur E.
Jones, Arthur E.
Personne · 1838-1918

Arthur Edward Jones, S.J. was born in Brockville, Ontario on November 17, 1838, and was the son of Lucy Catherine Macdonnell and Henry Jones. After completing his studies at Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in Angers, France in 1857, at the age of 19. Three years later, he made his first vows in St. Acheul, Amiens, where he also made his juniorate. While residing in France, Jones dedicated himself to nurturing his artistic abilities, capturing the essence of various scenes through his meticulous sketching endeavours. He then completed a first year of philosophy in Vals before returning to Montreal in 1861 where he taught preparatory classes at Collège Sainte-Marie for one year.

In 1862, he went to Boston College for his second year of philosophy, then completed his third year at St. John’s College, in Fordham, New York, where he remained and taught literature, history, and rhetoric from 1864 to 1870. In 1870, he began theology studies at Woodstock College in Maryland and was ordained to the priesthood on July 2, 1873. Arthur E. Jones continued his studies in humanities at St. Francis Xavier College in New York, where he also became professor from 1874 to 1875. Back in Montreal, he followed his tertianship at Sault-au-Récollet. Between 1876 and 1881, Father Jones served as instructor at Collège Sainte-Marie, delivered Sunday evening sermons at the Gesù church, and provided ministerial duties in Guelph, Ontario until 1882.

In 1882, Father Jones assumed the role of archivist at the Archives du Collèges Sainte-Marie, succeeding Félix Martin, S.J. He held this position from 1882 to 1901, and again from 1904 to 1918. Following the establishment of Loyola College in Montreal in 1896, Father Jones assumed responsibility for its administration, serving as president from June 23, 1901, to August 3, 1904. In his role as archivist, Father Jones not only carried forward the legacy initiated by Félix Martin S.J. in curating the archives concerning the history of the Jesuits in New France during their suppression and re-establishment, but also significantly expanded their scope. While also serving as editor of The Canadian Messenger from 1892 to 1896, he identified, documented, and translated manuscripts, as well as added new documents related to the Society of Jesus, resulting in the enrichment of the Jesuits’ archives. This will be evidenced on the edited publication, Rare or unpublished documents II. The Aulneau Collection 1734-1745, which was published by the Archives du Collège Sainte-Marie in 1893. Additionally, during his tenure as archivist, Father Jones collaborated with Reuben Gold Thwaites (1853-1913), secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and editor of the Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents (73 vols., 1896-1901). Father Jones’s knowledge of the Jesuits’ history also led him into the political realm following the enactment of the Jesuits’ Estates Act by the Quebec Legislative Assembly in 1888 and further debates in 1889. Other endeavours tied to Jones’s role as archivist of Collège Sainte-Marie led to him winning the Grand Prize and a Gold Medal for his exhibit in the Historical Section of the Jesuit Exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (or St. Louis World’s Fair) in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904.

Father Jones’s scholarly interests expanded to include archaeological and historical inquiries focusing on the Jesuits martyrs. He dedicated himself to locating and identifying sites associated with these martyrs while simultaneously pursuing his research into archaeology, history, and languages of the Huron-Wendat and Tionontati (or Petun) peoples. Access to archival sources, manuscripts, and cartographic materials from the Archive du Collège Sainte-Marie, along with expeditions conducted in 1902, aided Father Jones in compiling information. The outcome of his research resulted in a published article, “Identification of St. Ignace II and Ekarenniondi,” in the 1902 Annual Archaeological Report, as well as the publication of his major work, “8endake Ehen or Old Huronia,” by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, included in the Fifth Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario in 1908 and 1909. Despite encountering dissent regarding his report and reference work, particularly among members from archaeological and historical societies, Father Jones was granted an honorary degree of LLD from the University of Toronto in 1913. Throughout his final years, he persisted in his investigations into the Jesuit missions among the Huron-Wendat, undertaking the compilation of an unpublished manuscript on the Wyandots in 1912. During his lifelong dedication and career journey, Father Jones was a member of prominent historical societies and held membership in the Royal Society of Canada. He passed away in Montreal on January 19, 1918.
Jesuits of Upper Canada
Collectivité · [1800]

In the aftermath of the Society of Jesus’ return to North America in the 1840s, Jesuit missionaries set out to establish residences in northern Upper Canada. Jesuit priests settled along the Kaministiquia River in 1848-1849 in what became the Fort William First Nations Reserve. Missionaries subsequently built a school and an orphanage in 1860, along with a modest church which was rebuilt in 1900 after a fire destroyed the building.

Jesuit missionaries travelled long distances to establish and maintain missions located north of Lake Superior. They were often responsible for several parishes. In addition to the Fort William Mission, these included the Nipigon Mission, Longlac, St. Frances and Kenora parishes, Pic River and Mobert Missions, Gull Bay, Heron Bay, Mountain Road, Garden River, South Bay, Squaw Bay Mission, and what was called the Canadian Pacific Railway Mission, among others. Missionaries were responsible for setting up schools, and for the thousands of catholic parishioners situated across vast territories in Northern Ontario.
Jesuits of Canada in Ethiopia
Jesuits of Canada in Ethiopia
Collectivité

En 1945, l’empereur éthiopien Haïlé Sélassié Ier invite formellement les jésuites de la Province du Canada français à l’assister dans un projet d’amélioration de l’éducation en Éthiopie. L’éducation est une mission qui lui tient à cœur et il a entendu parler de l’excellente réputation des jésuites en matière d’enseignement. Il choisit les jésuites de nationalité canadienne parce que le Canada n’est pas perçu comme une puissance colonisatrice. De plus, les jésuites du Canada sont bilingues et, si l’anglais a été adopté comme seconde langue officielle dans le gouvernement éthiopien et l’enseignement aux niveaux supérieurs, les élites éduquées de l’Éthiopie parlent encore le français. Il s’agit pour les jésuites d’un projet éducatif, et non d’une mission traditionnelle. Les jésuites invités détiennent des contrats avec le ministère de l’Éducation de l’Éthiopie leur interdisant de faire du prosélytisme auprès des élèves et de s’identifier comme faisant partie d’un groupe religieux en portant l’habit clérical.

Le père Lucien Matte, alors recteur du Collège Garnier à Québec, se voit assigner le rôle de supérieur de cette mission en 1945. Les jésuites sont chargés de réorganiser l’école Tafari Makonnen et d’y établir une école secondaire. Les « messieurs » canadiens-français entreprennent une réforme du cursus primaire afin de préparer les élèves au cours secondaire. L’école primaire et le pensionnat sont éliminés graduellement. On ajoute au cursus des cours de formation professionnelle et un cours commercial à partir de 1962-1963 et on commence à admettre les filles au sein du corps étudiant.

Les jésuites demeurent à l’école Tafari Makonnen jusqu’en 1976. Après la révolution qui détrône le régime impérial en 1974, plusieurs jésuites reviennent au Canada. Certains qui restent en Éthiopie sont plus libres de s’engager dans différents ministères et œuvres apostoliques dont l’enseignement (à l’University College Addis Ababa (UCAA), au séminaire d’Addis-Abeba et dans d’autres établissements), la recherche (à UCAA), le travail social auprès des pauvres, en particulier durant les famines, le développement d’un centre d’œuvre pastorale, soit le Galilee Centre à Debre Zeit, et le travail auprès des populations réfugiées. À partir des années 1970, la présence jésuite en Éthiopie n’est plus seulement issue de la Province du Canada français. On y trouve dorénavant des jésuites de partout au monde. Leur présence facilite l’épanouissement de vocations au sein des populations locales en Afrique de l’Est. En 1970, le premier jésuite éthiopien, Groum Tesfaye, rejoint les rangs de la congrégation puis, en 1986, la région de l’Afrique de l’Est (composée de la Tanzanie, de l’Ouganda, du Soudan, du Kenya et de l’Éthiopie) forme une province de la Compagnie de Jésus.
Jennesseaux, Joseph
Personne · 1810-1884

Joseph Jennesseaux was born in Rheims, France on April 12, 1810; a trained woodworker, he entered the Society of Jesus in Aix-en-Provence in December of 1831 and proceeded to work as a carpenter at various Jesuit houses around France. After a miraculous recovery from an injury, Brother Jennesseaux vowed to volunteer as a foreign missionary, and was soon enlisted as one of the initial nine Jesuits who would accompany Pierre Chazelle, S.J. to Montreal in 1842 to re-establish Jesuit practice in Canada following the Suppression.

Brother Jennesseaux spent his first years learning Algonquin with the Sulpicians who were stationed at Oka (near Montreal). In 1843, he relocated to Sandwich, Canada West, to continue studying language before proceeding for the next six years to Walpole Island, Lake St. Clair. Here, Brother Jennesseaux was met with strong resistance from the local Indigenous population, evidenced by the burning of a chapel and residence; ultimately, the Governor General ordered the Jesuits to leave.

Brother Jennesseaux next relocated to the Holy Cross Mission at Wikwemikong on Manitoulin Island where he would stay until his death, working for the church, teaching children, and supervising the construction and repair of buildings including a new stone church, classrooms, and a convent for the Daughters of the Heart of Mary. Additionally, Brother Jennesseaux worked as a language interpreter for the Mission’s doctor and helped distribute medicine; he set up a press at the Mission to print prayerbooks and schoolbooks.

In 1883, due to waning health, Brother Jennesseaux returned to France, where he died in 1884.