Clément Boulanger was a Jesuit priest who was notable in Canadian history.

Boulanger was a young priest when the Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...

 was re-established in France. He joined the Jesuits in 1823 and by 1842 he was made provincial of the Jesuits in France. In that same year he oversaw the reconstitution of the Jesuits in Canada, the last Jesuit priest there, Jean-Joseph Casot

Jean-Joseph Casot

Jean-Joseph Casot was a Jesuit came from France to Canada in 1757 as a lay brother.Casot served the Jesuits in a variety of lay positions including bursar of the Jesuit college in Quebec until Bishop Briand ordained him as a priest in 1766...

, having died in 1800. Nine Jesuits were sent to Montreal, arriving on 31 May 1842 and marked a new beginning for the Society of Jesus in Canada.