Campion College at the University of Regina

Campion College is a Roman Catholic university college federated with the University of Regina and affiliated with the Jesuits. It is an undergraduate liberal arts college offering courses leading to a bachelor's degree in the arts, sciences and fine arts.

Campion College owes its existence to the determination and zeal of The Reverend 0. E. Mathieu, D.D., who was appointed bishop of the new diocese of Regina in 1911 and later in 1915, the first archbishop. It was his desire to establish a Catholic college in Regina to serve the educational needs of Catholic youth in Saskatchewan. In his effort, Mathieu was assisted by George Daly, C.Ss.R., rector of Holy Rosary Cathedral.

Father Daly contacted G. Fere, S.J., then rector of St. Boniface College, and suggested that the Jesuits come to Regina to institute a Catholic college and high school. Father Fere came to Regina in 1917, and pleased with Father Daly's plans, recommended the proposition to J. M. Filion, S.J., Provincial of the Canadian Jesuits