Clerics of Saint Viator [SEP] inception
Clerics of Saint Viator
The Viatorians, or Clerics of Saint Viator (C.S.V.), are a Roman Catholic religious institute founded in Lyon, France, in 1831 by Father Louis Querbes. Its patron, Saint Viator, was a 4th-century catechist in Lyon. The institute spread from its origins in France to Canada and later to the United States and now has provinces and missions all over the world. They are a teaching order and are involved in parish ministries and all levels of education, from grade school through university
, Provincial Superior of the Clerics of St. Viator. The school opened its doors on September 7, 1954. Bishop Dwyer named it after his predecessor, The Most Reverend Thomas Kiely Gorman, the first Bishop of the Reno-Las Vegas Diocese. From its inception, the school has been administered by the Clerics of Saint Viator.
The campus was originally located near Downtown Las Vegas, at 1801 S. Maryland Pkwy. Classes began at its current Summerlin location on September 5, 2007. The new school, located on a