University Chaplaincy at UCLy

The University Pastoral Service of UCLy

At UCLy, the University Pastoral Service offers a welcoming spiritual home for students from around the world — whether you are exploring Catholic faith for the first time, continuing your journey of faith, or looking for community and service opportunities. Our mission is to support you in spiritual growth, friendship, and service to others in a multicultural context, across our campuses in Lyon and Annecy.

Your catholic community at UCLy

Services at the Saint-Irénée Chapel

Services at the Chaplaincy led by Father Bertrand CHATAIN, is held every Tuesday from 12:15 to 12:45.

The Chaplaincy welcomes students, teachers, and staff of the Catholic University of Lyon for exchanges, reflections, and creativity in events organised throughout the year.

Everyone is welcome!

The aim is to accompany students in their process of inner growth, and the staff in the re-reading of their professional activity, in the light of the Gospel.

Useful Information

The chaplaincy is led by Father Bertrand CHATAIN with the help of the Joint Pastoral Council.

The chaplaincy of UCLy participates in the Mission Étudiante Catholique de France.

Certain student activities are organised in connection with the youth ministry of the diocese of Lyon.

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Chatain Bertrand

Weekly Activities

  • Chaplaincy meal: a great way to meet other students and share a friendly moment (every Wednesday from 12:00, meeting at the chaplaincy on the Saint-Paul campus, room C 258)
  • Preparation for the sacraments in small groups : at any ages, discover sacraments and their preparations (baptisms, communions, confirmations etc.)
  • Movie night (once a month)
  • Patrols for the homeless (every Tuesday and Thurday at 6:00pm)

Services at the Saint Irénée chapel

Saint-Paul campus

  • Every Tuesday from 12:15 to 12:45 by Father Bertrand Chatain, chaplain
  • Every Wednesday from 12:15 to 12:45 by Father Daniel Moulinet, Prof. in history of the Church
  • Every Friday from 8:00 to 8:30 am by Father Grégory Woimbée, Rector

And to finish your week-end in a good way, the chaplaincy invites you every Sunday at 6:30 pm for a service at the Sainte-Croix Churche, rue de Condé (Place Carnot)!

Events that mark the year

  • October: solemn start of the school year
  • December: Marie holy day (Immaculate Conception)
  • March: Le Pélé du Puy, annual pilgrimage in the Puy-en-Velay region

NB: More days-out, weeken-ends and events will be organized throughout the year. A musical about Saint-Paul is in preparation. For more information, please contact the chaplaincy.

Download the Chaplaincy presentation (in French only)

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Contact the Chaplaincy

Father Bertrand Chatain
UCLy's chaplain

CE83 - Saint-Paul Campus
bchatain@univ-catholyon.fr

Chaplaincy

Room C258 - Saint-Paul Campus
aumonerie@univ-catholyon.fr

Young Catholics of the Lyon diocese