History page | Hermance Baril appointed Superior General on July 29, 1976

On July 29, 1976, during the 26th General Chapter of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM), Sr. Hermance Baril was chosen to become Superior General. She had previously been elected provincial superior of the canonical province of Outremont in 1972.

It was during his second term that an extraordinary event took place for the entire Congregation: the beatification of Marie-Rose Durocher on May 23, 1982, by Pope John Paul II.

By reading the text written by Sr. Simone Perras, snjm, get to know the journey of this remarkable woman who found herself at the heart of major transformations in the religious congregation’s desire to adapt to the hustle and bustle of society.