The Brothers of Christian Instruction in Haiti

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Upon request from Mgr Testar du Cosquer, the Brothers of Christian Instruction arrived and started working in Haiti in 1864. In spite of many adverse events *(see below), many middle schools were built in various cities of Haiti. In 1890, they built the Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague. In 1895, the Brothers were running 20 schools, including 5 in Port-au-Prince.

After the setbacks of 1903 and 1914, more Brothers came from Canada and Spain in 1922. In 1938, there were, in Haiti, 131 Brothers teaching 8112 students in 22 schools, thanks to the leadership of Brother Archange an Brother Hippolyte-Victor.

This is the status of the work of the Brothers  in 1990:

Brothers  74
    Haitians 9
    Canadians 19
    French 46

Schools 15
    Primary 11
    Primary and secondary (1st cycle) : 3
    Primaire et secondaire (1st et 2nd cycle) : 1

Students : 8355

Lay Teachers : 204

 

Camp-Perrin	Jacmel	Petion-Ville	La Vallée
Cap-Haïtien	Leogane	Plaisance	Jérémie
Cayes	Muzac	Port-au-Prince
Delmas	Lauture	Saint-Marc
Gonaïves	Ouanaminthe	Hinche

Reference: "Cent Ans à Saint-Louis de Gonzague" published in 1990 for the 100th Anniversary of Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague and 125th Anniversary of the presence of the FIC in Haiti.

*
1866: Fire destroyed 2 schools
1878: Seven Brothers died of yellow fever
1903: Severe setbacks in France slowed down the work of the Brothers in Haiti .
1914: Thirty Brothers called back to France to fight for their country.