The Viatorians, or Clerics of Saint Viator ("C.S.V."), are a Roman Catholic religious order

Roman Catholic religious order

Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular ; monastics ; mendicants Catholic religious orders are, historically, a category of Catholic religious institutes.Subcategories are canons regular (canons and canonesses regular...

 founded in Lyon

Lyon

Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....

, France in 1831 by Father Louis Querbes

Louis Querbes

For the former mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, see Andrew Querbes.The Reverend Louis Querbes was a Roman Catholic priest in France who was the founder of the Clerics of Saint Viator , a religious order which specializes in teaching....

. Its patron, Saint Viator

Viator of Lyons

Viator of Lyons is a French saint of the fourth century. The Clerics of Saint Viator take their name from him. According to tradition, he was a lector or a catechist at the cathedral of Lyons, and was held in high esteem by the bishop of Lyons, Justus , and by the congregants. After Justus...

, had been a 4th century catechist in Lyon. The order soon spread from its origins in France to the United States and now has provinces and missions all over the world.

The Viatorians are a teaching order

Teaching order

A teaching order is a Catholic religious order or congregation whose particular charism is education. Many orders and societies sponsor educational programs and institutions, and teaching orders participate in other charitable and spiritual activities; a teaching order is distinguished in that...

 and are thus involved in parish ministries and all levels of education, from grade school through university.

Colombia

• Colegio San Viator Bogotá, Colombia http://www.sanviator.edu.co/
• parroquia San Basilio Magno, Diócesis de engativa Bogota, Colombia
• parroquia San Juan Maria Vianney, Arquidiocesis de Bogota Bogota, Colombia

USA

• St. Viator College
  St. Viator College
  St. Viator College was a Catholic liberal arts college in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It is no longer in operation.-History:St. Viator's grew out of the original Bourbonnais village school, founded in 1865 by the Viatorians, to an academy for boys with the help of Father P...
  
   of Bourbonnais
  Bourbonnais, Illinois
  Bourbonnais is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,256 at the 2000 census, but it was estimated to have grown to 19,119 in 2009...
  
  , Illinois, U.S.A. (closed)
• Maternity BVM of Bourbonnais
  Bourbonnais, Illinois
  Bourbonnais is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,256 at the 2000 census, but it was estimated to have grown to 19,119 in 2009...
  
  , Illinois, U.S.A.
• Saint Viator High School of Arlington Heights
  Arlington Heights, Illinois
  Arlington Heights is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles northwest of the city's downtown. The population was 75,101 at the 2010 census....
  
  , Illinois, U.S.A.
• St. Viator School
  St. Viator School (Las Vegas, Nevada)
  St. Viator School is a Catholic school, located in Paradise, Nevada. It includes grades Pre-K to 8th grade. There are two classes per grade, and K-8 have full day classes. This school belongs to the St. Viator Parish, which belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas, Nevada.- Education :St....
  
   of Paradise
  Paradise, Nevada
  Paradise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 223,167 at the 2010 census...
  
  , Nevada, U.S.A.
• Bishop Gorman High School
  Bishop Gorman High School
  Bishop Gorman High School is a Roman Catholic private preparatory school located in Summerlin, in Clark County, Nevada, United States serving the Las Vegas area for over 50 years. The school is administered by the Diocese of Las Vegas...
  
   of Summerlin
  Summerlin, Nevada
  Summerlin is an affluent master-planned community under development by The Howard Hughes Corporation in the Las Vegas metropolitan area of Nevada near the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It lies partially within the city limits of Las Vegas, Nevada, and in...
  
  , Nevada, U.S.A.
• St. Viator Elementary School http://www.stviatorchicago.org of Chicago, IL, U.S.A

Japan

• St. Viaror Rakusei Junior and Senior high School　http://www.rakusei.ac.jp/index.html, Kyoto, Japan