Congregation of Notre Dame (CND)

The Congrégation de Notre-Dame is a Catholic community of women religious of apostolic faith founded in the 17th century by Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, first educator of Montreal and a pioneer of New France. First established in Montreal in 1659 the Congregation of Notre Dame opened schools and teaching missions across Canada. By the mid 19th century the sisters have moved west into Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. At the request of Archbishop Jordan the sisters first came to Alberta in the 1973 and have engaged in education and pastoral ministry for the past forty years. Today 4 sisters and 19 associates from the Visitation Province (the English Province of the Congregation de Notre-Dame) work in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. For more information visit http://cndvisitation.ca/wordpress/