While in Montreal in early 1908, Bishop Jean-Marie Mérel, Bishop of Canton, China, paid a visit to our little community and maintains the Chinese people and their many needs. September 8, 1909, six young professed set off for Canton. In that time the missionaries left only to return more . Crib Baby abandoned orphanage, a Catholic school for girls, these are some of the primary responsibilities that awaited our missionaries in addition to learning the language and acclimating to their new home where everything was so different. more... See more text