Our History
History of NDV
Traditionally called “The French Church”, Notre Dame des Victoires was founded in 1856 to serve the needs of the French Immigrants. From the time of the Gold Rush, they had gone to St. Francis Church, but very soon they preferred to have their own church on “Frenchmen’s Hill”, as the pioneers called it. This part of the city was where the French had pitched their tents in 1850.
In 1885, Archbishop Patrick Riordan entrusted the pastoral care of Notre Dame des Victoires to the Marist Fathers. The church was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. The existing Church was built in 1913. Today it remains essentially unaltered. The church’s façade is modeled after the basilica of Notre Dame des Fourvière, in Lyon, France, with its remarkable glazed apse that is turned around and used as an entrance porch. The façade is handsomely clad in brick and terra cotta. The church’s interior, in Roman style, is modeled after Saint Ambrose church in Paris near the Bastille Plaza.
In 1996, the Church, Parish Hall and Rectory were retrofitted at the cost of 3 million dollars to conform to the laws of the State of California and the San Francisco Building Code. In 1984, the church was designated a historic landmark.
Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires was founded in 1924 by the Marist Fathers and is located near the financial district of San Francisco. We embrace the values of the Marists and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange and continue our tradition of teaching the French language and culture. As a faith-filled community, the faculty and staff of NDV are committed to nurturing our students spiritually, academically, socially, and physically. We support a diverse group of Learners to develop an inclusive and compassionate world vision.
Pastors of NDV
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Pastors: 1856-1885 (Diocesan Priests)
1856-1862
Rev. Dominique Blaive
1862-1869
Rev. Jean Molinier
1869-1875
Rev. Henry J. de Clerq
1875-1885
Rev. Pierre Robert
1885
Rev. Jean Marie Beaugelin
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Pastors: 1885-2023 (Marist Fathers)
1885-1892
Rev. Onésirne Renaudier, S.M.
1892-1895
Rev. Henri Audiffred, S.M.
1895-1897
Rev. Emile Gente, S.M.
1897-1899
Rev. Alexandre Loude, S.M.
1899-1905
Rev. Alexandre Hamet, S.M.
1905-1908
Rev. Joseph Guibert, S.M.
1908-1911
Rev. Joseph Sollier, S.M.
1911-1917
Rev. Henri Thiery, S.M.
1917-1921
Rev. Benjamin Allain, S.M.
1921-1927
Rev. Henri Gérard, S.M.
1927-1957
Rev. Louis Le Bihan, S.M.
1957-1964
Rev. Julian Marquis, S.M.
1965-1968
Rev. James Marchant, S.M.
1968-1975
Rev. Emile Neyron, S.M.
1975-1983
Rev. Leonard Ferringo, S.M.
1983-1991
Rev. Etienne Siffert, S.M.
1991-1993
Rev. James Pratt, S.M.
1993-2004
Rev. Etienne Siffert, S.M.
2004-2017
Rev. René Iturbe, S.M.
2017- 2023
Rev. Juan J. González, S.M.
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Administrators: 2024 - Present
2024 -
Fr. Andrew Spyrow
Parochial vicars
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Parochial Vicars
1888-1892
Rev. Félix Barbier, S.M.
1892-1895
Rev. Emile Gente, S.M.
1895-1897
Rev. Maurice Rousselon, S.M.
1897-1899
Rev. Alexandre Hamet, S.M.
1897-1906
Rev. François Hamet, S.M.
1898-1905
Rev. Joseph Guibert, S.M.
1898-1899
Rev. Léon Dubois, S.M.
1900-1902
Rev. Joseph Dreyer, S.M.
1903-1904
Rev. Benjamin Allain, S.M.
1905-1907
Rev. Philippe Nast, S.M.
1907-1908
Rev. Emile Bertrand, S.M.
1907-1911
Rev. Henri Thiery, S.M.
1908-1929
Rev. Michael Murphy, S.M.
1911-1927
Rev. Louis Le Bihan, S.M.
1920-1922
Rev. François Helliet, S.M.
192.2-1911
Rev. François Georgelin, S.M.
1925-1933
Rev. Julien Bouvy, S.M.
1927-1949
Rev. Henri Gérard, S.M.
1932-1945
Rev. Constantin Chauve, S.M.
1933-1934
Rev. Charles Tracey, S.M.
1934-1935
Rev. Robert Morin, S.M.
1934-1935
Rev. Paul Rietsch, S.M.
1935-1936
Rev. Philip Dagneau, S.M.
1936-1949
Rev. Henri Georges, S.M.
1937-1939
Rev. James Carroll, S.M.
1938-1942
Rev. John McGoldrick, S.M.
1942-1950
Rev. Julian Marquis, S.M.
1944-1946
Rev. Ernest Pleger, S.M.
1947-1948
Rev. Joseph McManus, S.M.
1948-1949
Rev. Philip Hasson, S.M.
1948-1949
Rev. John Martell, S.M.
1959-1952
Rev. Antoine Chouinard, S.M.
1950-1952
Rev. Emile Neyron, S.M.
1952-1953
Rev. Louis Emmerth, S.M.
1952-1955
Rev. Léon Marx, S.M.
1953-1955
Rev. John McGoldrick, S.M.
1953-1957
Rev. Julian Marquis, S.M.
1956-1968
Rev. Emile Neyron, S.M.
1958-1965
Rev. James Marchant, S.M.
1958-1962
Rev. John McGoldrick, S.M.
1959-1960
Rev. Clement Mentzer, S.M.
1964-1966
Rev. James Johnston, S.M.
1966-1972
Rev. Edward Donzé S.M.
1968-1970
Rev. Leonard Ferringo, S.M.
1970-1971
Rev. James Pratt, S.M.
1970-1972
Rev. Paul Flynn, S.M.
1971-1977
Rev. Herbert Merzbach, S.M.
1972-1973
Rev. Michael Larkin, S.M.
1973-1976
Rev. Henry Perez, S.M.
1975-1980
Rev Edward Blee, S.M.
1975-1983
Rev. Etienne Siffert, S.M.
1977-1979
Rev. Merle Fisher, S.M.
1978-1983
Rev Michael Galinada, S.M.
1983-1987
Rev. John Sullivan, S.M.
1985-1991
Rev. Joseph Robeck, S.M.
1987-1988
Rev: George Fahey, S.M.
1988-2002
Rev. Phillipp d'Auby, S.M.
1991-1993
Rev. Etienne Siffert, S.M.
1993-1995
Rev. Bruce Lery, S.M.
1998-2000
Rev. Merle Fisher, S.M.
2000-2004
Rev. René Iturbe, S.M.
2004-2006
Rev. Bruce Lery, S.M.
2004-2017
Rev. Etienne Siffert, S.M.
2007-2016
Rev. Dennis J. Steik
2016-2016
Rev Bruce Lery, S.M.
2017-2018
Rev Roland A Lajoie, S.M.
2018-2020
Rev. Alfred Puccinelli, S.M.
2020-2022
Fr. Joseph J. McLaughlin, S.M.
2022-2023
Fr. Paul Frechette, S.M.
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Pastoral Associates
1963-1971
Brother Joseph Grima, S.M.
1971-1974
Brother Patrick Souza, S.M.
1974-1983
Brother Joseph Grima, S.M.
1998-2009
Brother Joseph Grima, S.M.
