Catholic University of the West
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Catholic University of the West is a university located in France.
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[edit] History
Early in the eleventh century this school became famous under the direction of Marbodus, afterwards Bishop of Rennes, and of Ulger, afterwards Bishop of Angers, both pupils of the renowned canonist, Fulbert de Chartres. It was enlarged in 1229 by an influx of students, many of them Englishmen, from the University of Paris, who sought in Angers a shelter from the direct control of the King of France. Angers then became a centre for the study of civil law, and a studium generale, although it was officially recognized as such only in 1337, by an episcopal ordinance. It received in 1364 from King Charles V a charter granting the same privileges as those enjoyed by the University of Orleans. It was only in 1432 that a Bull of Eugene IV added the usual faculties of theology, medicine, and arts to the faculty of canon and civil law. This organization continued until the French Revolution.
After the National Assembly had granted to all freedom of teaching (1 July 1875), the French bishops decided to found five Catholic universities, and Angers, thanks to Bishop Charles Émile Freppel, was chosen for the western portion of France, including the Dioceses of Angers, Rennes, Laval, Le Mans, Angoulème, Tours, and Poitiers. The university then took the title of "Facultés Catholiques de l'Ouest."
[edit] Timeline
- 1229: During a crisis with the University of Paris, some students and faculty came to the episcopalian school system of Angers
- 1242: A "Studium" was created, to be the origin of the future university
- 1363: Louis I, Duke of Anjou, (the region in which Angers and the university are located), obtained from his brother Charles V, patent letters formally recognizing the school as a university, however it had already been recognized as such by various kings and popes.
- At the end of the 14th century, The university in Angers had some 230 students
- 1432: The university added colleges of Theology, Medicine, and Art, after a papal bull of Pope Eugene IV.
- 1477: New buildings were constructed for the university (where the theater today stands)
- 1604: The celebrated professor William Barclay became the Chair of Civil Law of the university
- 1792: The French Revolution suppressed and temporarily disbanded the university
- 1875: The Catholic University of Angers was re-founded by Mgr Freppel. The college of law, inaugurated at the cathedral St. Maurice on the 15th of November, was the first of its kind in France. The other colleges re-opened in the following years: Literature (1876), Sciences (1877), and Theology (1879).
- 1879: The University is organized according to the catholic canon as a Catholic University by the pope Pius IX.
- 1898: The School of Agriculture and Viticulture, predecessor to the current Superior School of Agriculture (ESA), was founded by Father Vétillart
- October 1909: The School of Commercial Sciences (ESSCA)was created
- 1947: The Foreign Center for French Language and Civilization studies was founded
- 1950: The Technical School of Chemistry (ETSCO) was founded
- 1956: The School of Electronics of the West (ESEO) was created
- 22 October 1993: The ceremonial first brick was laid for the new buildings of the University
- 2007:
- 1 January 2008: Guy Bedouelle became the new Rector of the University
[edit] Organization
The University of the West today counts 5 campuses:
- Angers, the main campus, with around 9000 students
- Vannes/Arradon on the Arradon river in the region of Morbihan,
- Guingamp,
- Superior Institute of Trades in Laval
- and Papeete.
[edit] Institutes
At Angers, there is the Campus of Theology as well as 10 other institutes:
- Institute of Art, Literature, and History (IALH)
- Institute of Living Foreign Languages (IPLV)
- Institute of Formation of l'UCO and Education (IFUCOME)
- International Center of French Studies (CIDEF)
- Institute of Sciences of Communication and Education (ISCEA)
- Institute of Psychological et Sociological Applications (IPSA)
- Institute of applied mathematics (IMA)
- Institute of biology et applied ecology (IBEA)
- Institute of Sports and Physical Eduction of Angers (IFEPSA)
- Institute for Enterprise Development and Council (IDCE)
From 1990 to 1993, under the authority of l'Université Catholique d'Angers, The Catholic Institute of Higher Learning (ICES) opened in Roche-sur-Yon. After three years of collaboration, the Superior Council of the Catholic University of the West awarded ICES its academic independence. François Garnier, Bishop of Luçon, became the institutional head of the establishment with the responsibility of maintaining its ecclesiastical membership.
Between 2002 and 2007, the Rector of the University was Robert Rousseau. Since the 1st of January, Father Guy Bedouelle succeeded him. Bedoeulle, personnally acclamed in literature and theology, served the Church as a juror, international historian, council member, and teacher.
[edit] Famous graduates
- The Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- Léon Gry
- Léon Jozeau-Marigné, French Politician
- Louis-Marie Billé, cardinal of Lyon and President of the French Council of Bishops
[edit] Teachers
- Janine Brouard, French sociologist et ethnologist.
- Constantin Xypas
- Robert Corillion, celebrated French botanist
- Pierre Grandet, Doctor of Egyptology
- Fernand Charron, French Physician
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
