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CCHA at UPEI 2026 Program and Registration now available
We are thrilled to share more details about our upcoming annual conference June 2nd to 4th at the University of Prince Edward Island! This year we are meeting in conjunction with the Canadian Historical Association and Atlantic Canada Studies. Registration is being handled by the CHA here: https://event.fourwaves.com/cha-shc-2026/registration. All three associations will share the keynote address by our distinguished…
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CFP: CCHA Conference 2026
The Call for Papers for the CCHA’s 92nd annual conference which will be held in June 2026 at the University of Prince Edward Island has been distributed to members and can be found on the conference page on our website: https://cchahistory.ca/annual-conference/. We look forward to returning to the Atlantic provinces after a long absence!
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In Memoriam: Terry Murphy
It is with regret that the members of the CCHA have learned of the passing of Terry Murphy, a friend and mentor to many of us. Terry was Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and History at St. Mary’s University and had previously taught at Memorial University in the Department of Religious Studies. He was the…
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2026 Conference Site Announced
The 2026 Annual Conference will be held in Charlottetown at the University of Prince Edward Island June 3 and 4. Secretary General and UPEI faculty member, Rob Dennis is excited to welcome CCHA members back to the Island. Our Association last met in PEI in 1992. A number of other historical associations are choosing to…
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Peter Meehan awarded Clerk
Dr. Peter Meehan is the most recent recipient of the CCHA’s G. E. Clerk award for outstanding service to the study, teaching, and resartch of Canadian Catholic history. Dr. Meehan was presented with the Clerk medallion by CCHA President Daniel MacLeod at the 2025 CCHA Annual Conference banquet which was held at the University of…
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Book Prize for Bruno-Jofré
Congratulations to Rosa Bruno-Jofré who is, with her co-editors Michael Attridge and Jon Igelmo Zaldivar, the winner of the Canadian Association for the Foundations of Education (CAFE) Edited Book Prize for Rethinking Freire and Illich (UTP 2023). Published with the help of a grant from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The art…
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In Memoriam: Pope Francis
The CCHA is saddened by the passing of the Holy Father Pope Francis on Easter Monday. In his 12 years as Pope, Francis provided invaluable moral leadership on a myriad of global issues affecting Catholics and non-Catholics alike. For Canadians, his historic 2022 apology for the Church’s role in the Canadian residential school system was…
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Introducing the Canadian Journal of Catholic History
At the 2024 Annual General Meeting, the members of the CCHA voted unanimously to change the name of Historical Studies to the Canadian Journal of Catholic History. The journal has had a few names changes over it’s 90 year history, and Editor Peter Ludlow believes this latest appellation best reflects its evolving focus. The journal…
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CFP: 91st CCHA Conference
The 91st Annual Conference of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association (CCHA) will be held on Wednesday, June 4 and Thursday, June 5, 2025 at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Details of the Call for Papers can be found on the Annual Conference page…
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Mark McGowan elected to Royal Society of Canada
The CCHA is pleased to congratulate long-time member, and current Treasurer, Mark G. McGowan on his election to the Royal Society of Canada. Mark’s election was in recognition of his “original and innovative research methodology” which has “resulted in pioneering publications on the Irish diaspora in the North Atlantic world, sectarian relations, religious education, and…