Loyola College was a Jesuit college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1896 and ceased to exist as an independent institution in 1974 when it was incorporated into Concordia University. A portion of the original college remains as a separate entity called Loyola High School.

History

thumbnail|left|Loyola College Montreal in 1937

thumb|left|Canadian Officers Training Corps in front of Loyola college in 1940

thumb|left|Loyola College in 1943 with stored [[coal in front]]

Loyola College traces its roots to an English-language program at the Jesuit Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal (today part of the Université du Québec à Montréal) at the Sacred Heart Convent. In 1896, Loyola College was established at the corner of Bleury Street and Saint Catherine Street. Loyola College was named in honour of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. In 1898, following a fire, the college was relocated, further west on Drummond Street, south of Saint Catherine. On March 10, 1899, the institution was incorporated by the Government of Quebec and became a full-fledged college. The construction was done by Anglin-Norcross Ltd. of Montréal. War memorial bronze plaques in the entrance hall are honour rolls dedicated to those from Loyola College who fought in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.

The School of Sociology opened in 1918. In 1920, the institution became affiliated with the , which began granting degrees instead of Université Laval. Although associated with these universities in order to grant degrees, Loyola College nevertheless had full curriculum control.

Loyola merged with Sir George Williams University in 1974 to create Concordia University; the Warriors and the Sir George Williams Georgians were replaced by the Concordia Stingers.

Loyola High School remained in existence after the merger and retained the name Warriors for its senior sports teams.

Notable alumni

  • Roger Abbott, actor
  • Warren Allmand, member of parliament
  • Richard Appignanesi, writer and editor
  • Francesco Bellini, scientist and businessman
  • Tony Burman, academic
  • Jos Canale, ice hockey coach
  • Lucien Cardin, judge and politician
  • Larry Carrière, ice hockey player and later administrator
  • Bernard-Augustin Conroy, physician and politician
  • Marcel Danis, lawyer and politician
  • Bernard Devlin, film director
  • Robert E. Dolan, conductor and composer
  • Keith English, Canadian Football League player
  • Don Ferguson, actor
  • Hana Gartner, CBC journalist
  • Marc Gervais, Jesuit priest, scholar and writer
  • Léon Mercier Gouin, barrister, professor and politician
  • Brian Iwata, psychologist
  • Roman Jarymowycz, soldier and military educator
  • Emmett Johns, priest and humanitarian
  • Eric Kierans, economist and politician
  • Brent Ladds, ice hockey administrator
  • Bernard Lonergan, Jesuit priest and philosopher
  • L. Ian MacDonald (born 1947), author, columnist, broadcaster, and diplomat
  • John C. Major, puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada
  • Brian McKenna, documentary filmmaker
  • Richard Monette, actor and director
  • Athol Murray, priest and ice hockey coach
  • Louis Segatore, Canadian Football League player
  • Brian Slattery, Professor of Law and academic
  • Georges Vanier, Governor General of Canada

See also

  • Concordia University
  • Sir George Williams College
  • Loyola High School (Montreal)
  • Collège Sainte-Marie
  • List of Jesuit sites

References

Further reading

  • Bissonette, L. A. "Loyola of Montreal: A Sociological Analysis of an Educational Institution in Transition between 1969 and 1974." M.A. thesis, Concordia University, 1977.
  • Concordia University