Father
Olier publicly commits himself to a life of devotion to God and
service to the poor.
Olier
establishes a seminary and a community of priests, later to be called
The Society of St. Sulpice.
Olier
becomes pastor of St. Sulpice parish in Paris and moves the seminary
to the parish.
Olier
describes his model of a seminary to the Assembly of Clergy of France.
Bishops throughout the country ask the Sulpicians to run their seminaries.
Olier
dies. Sulpicians expand to Canada and soon participate in the evangelization
of the native peoples in present-day Canada and the U.S.
Sulpicians
begin construction of their "Old Seminary" in Montreal.
Sulpicians
expand from France to the United States. Saint Mary’s Seminary
opens in Baltimore, with four Sulpicians and five students. It is
the first Catholic institution of higher learning to open in the
U.S.
Eleven
Sulpicians, later beatified, are martyred during the French Revolution.
Sulpicians
begin a college program for lay students in Baltimore.
Sulpicians
assist Elizabeth Ann Seton in founding the Sisters of Charity. Sulpicians
found Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and College in Emmitsburg,
Maryland. Mount St. Mary’s remained a Sulpician institution
until 1826.
Ambrose
Maréchal, a Sulpician priest, appointed coadjutor archbishop
of Baltimore. In 1828 he becomes archbishop.
Pope
Pius VII gives St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore the right to
grant ecclesiastical degrees. It is the first institution in the
U.S. to be given that right.
A
Sulpician serves as co-founder of the Oblate Sisters of Providence,
the first black religious community in the U.S.
Sulpicians
assume direction of St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, MA, where
they remain for twenty-seven years.
The
Sulpicians open the Pontifical Canadian College in Rome.
Sulpicians
assume direction of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, New
York, where they remain for ten years.
Sulpicians
assume direction of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, CA.
Sulpician
Seminary opens in Washington, DC.
U.S.
and Canadian Sulpicians become independent provinces.
Jean
Verdier, a Sulpician priest, appointed archbishop of Paris and,
shortly afterwards, cardinal.
U.S.
Sulpicians begin responsibility for St. Edward’s Seminary in
Seattle. They remain in Seattle until the Archdiocese closes its
seminaries in the 1970’s.
In
the U.S., Sulpicians begin to seek civil accreditation for the academic
programs in their college-seminaries. Sulpicians assume ministry
in Vietnam, Japan and China. In 1961, Peter Saburo Hirata becomes
the first Japanese Sulpician bishop, and in 1975 Barthhélémy
Nguyên Son Lâm becomes the first Vietnamese Sulpician
bishop.
Sulpician
Seminary in Washington, DC, becomes The Theological College of The
Catholic University of America.
U.S. Sulpicians open St. John’s
Seminary in Plymouth, MI, where they remain until 1968. Canadian Sulpicians expand to Latin America. In 1981, Rodrigo Arango Velásquez becomes the first Columbian Sulpician bishop.
Paul-Émile
Léger, a Sulpician priest, appointed archbishop of Montreal
and later cardinal.
French
Sulpicians begin ministry in West Africa.
U.S.
Sulpicians begin to cooperate with Canadian Sulpicians at seminaries
in Latin America.
Ecumenical
Institute of Theology founded at St. Mary’s Seminary &
University.
Sulpicians
begin to develop formal pastoral training programs in their seminaries.
Sulpicians establish first pre-theology program in the U.S. to meet the needs
of older seminarians.
A
Sulpician takes over administration of Vatican II Institute for
Clergy Formation in California, oldest sabbatical program for priests
in the U.S.
Sulpician Archbishop Édouard Gagnon created a cardinal.
U.S.
Sulpicians begin ministry in Zambia in Central Africa. Sulpicians
assume responsibility for Vatican II Institute of Clergy Formation.
With
the Seminary Department of the NCEA, the U.S. Sulpicians begin to
co-sponsor a national introductory program for new faculty members
in seminaries.
Sulpicians
assume direction of Emmaus Spirituality Centre, a seminary in Lusaka,
Zambia.
Pope
John Paul II blesses the cornerstone for the new Center for Continuing
Formation at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore.
U.S.
Sulpician elected, for the first time, superior general of St. Sulpice,
the Very Reverend Lawrence B. Terrien.
Sulpicians
dedicate the Raymond E. Brown Center in Baltimore to honor one of
their deceased members.
Sulpician
Bishop Marc Ouellet appointed archbishop of Quebec and primate of
Canada and, shortly afterwards, cardinal.
Sulpicians celebrate the 350th anniversary of the death of Father
Olier and the 350th annivesary of the arrival of the Sulpicians
in Canada.
Sulpicians
celebrate the 400th anniversary of the birth of our founder, Father
Jean Jacques Olier.
Father
Olier publicly commits himself to a life of devotion to God and
service to the poor.
Olier
establishes a seminary and a community of priests, later to be called
The Society of St. Sulpice.
Olier
becomes pastor of St. Sulpice parish in Paris and moves the seminary
to the parish.
Olier
describes his model of a seminary to the Assembly of Clergy of France.
Bishops throughout the country ask the Sulpicians to run their seminaries.
Olier
dies. Sulpicians expand to Canada and soon participate in the evangelization
of the native peoples in present-day Canada and the U.S.
Sulpicians
begin construction of their "Old Seminary" in Montreal.
Sulpicians
expand from France to the United States. Saint Mary’s Seminary
opens in Baltimore, with four Sulpicians and five students. It is
the first Catholic institution of higher learning to open in the
U.S.
Eleven
Sulpicians, later beatified, are martyred during the French Revolution.
Sulpicians
begin a college program for lay students in Baltimore.
Sulpicians
assist Elizabeth Ann Seton in founding the Sisters of Charity. Sulpicians
found Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and College in Emmitsburg,
Maryland. Mount St. Mary’s remained a Sulpician institution
until 1826.
Ambrose
Maréchal, a Sulpician priest, appointed coadjutor archbishop
of Baltimore. In 1828 he becomes archbishop.
Pope
Pius VII gives St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore the right to
grant ecclesiastical degrees. It is the first institution in the
U.S. to be given that right.
A
Sulpician serves as co-founder of the Oblate Sisters of Providence,
the first black religious community in the U.S.
Sulpicians
assume direction of St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, MA, where
they remain for twenty-seven years.
The
Sulpicians open the Pontifical Canadian College in Rome.
Sulpicians
assume direction of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie, New
York, where they remain for ten years.
Sulpicians
assume direction of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, CA.
Sulpician
Seminary opens in Washington, DC.
U.S.
and Canadian Sulpicians become independent provinces.
Jean
Verdier, a Sulpician priest, appointed archbishop of Paris and,
shortly afterwards, cardinal.
U.S.
Sulpicians begin responsibility for St. Edward’s Seminary in
Seattle. They remain in Seattle until the Archdiocese closes its
seminaries in the 1970’s. 
In
the U.S., Sulpicians begin to seek civil accreditation for the academic
programs in their college-seminaries. Sulpicians assume ministry
in Vietnam, Japan and China. In 1961, Peter Saburo Hirata becomes
the first Japanese Sulpician bishop, and in 1975 Barthhélémy
Nguyên Son Lâm becomes the first Vietnamese Sulpician
bishop.
Sulpician
Seminary in Washington, DC, becomes The Theological College of The
Catholic University of America.
U.S. Sulpicians open St. John’s
Seminary in Plymouth, MI, where they remain until 1968. Canadian Sulpicians expand to Latin America. In 1981, Rodrigo Arango Velásquez becomes the first Columbian Sulpician bishop.
Paul-Émile
Léger, a Sulpician priest, appointed archbishop of Montreal
and later cardinal.
French
Sulpicians begin ministry in West Africa.
U.S.
Sulpicians begin to cooperate with Canadian Sulpicians at seminaries
in Latin America.
Ecumenical
Institute of Theology founded at St. Mary’s Seminary &
University.
Sulpicians
begin to develop formal pastoral training programs in their seminaries.
Sulpicians establish first pre-theology program in the U.S. to meet the needs
of older seminarians.
A
Sulpician takes over administration of Vatican II Institute for
Clergy Formation in California, oldest sabbatical program for priests
in the U.S.
Sulpician Archbishop Édouard Gagnon created a cardinal.
U.S.
Sulpicians begin ministry in Zambia in Central Africa. Sulpicians
assume responsibility for Vatican II Institute of Clergy Formation.
With
the Seminary Department of the NCEA, the U.S. Sulpicians begin to
co-sponsor a national introductory program for new faculty members
in seminaries.
Sulpicians
assume direction of Emmaus Spirituality Centre, a seminary in Lusaka,
Zambia.
Pope
John Paul II blesses the cornerstone for the new Center for Continuing
Formation at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore.
U.S.
Sulpician elected, for the first time, superior general of St. Sulpice,
the Very Reverend Lawrence B. Terrien.
Sulpicians
dedicate the Raymond E. Brown Center in Baltimore to honor one of
their deceased members.
Sulpician
Bishop Marc Ouellet appointed archbishop of Quebec and primate of
Canada and, shortly afterwards, cardinal.
Sulpicians celebrate the 350th anniversary of the death of Father
Olier and the 350th annivesary of the arrival of the Sulpicians
in Canada.
Sulpicians
celebrate the 400th anniversary of the birth of our founder, Father
Jean Jacques Olier.