| 1837 | Father Fontbonne, St. Louis Missouri, declined by Blessed Champagnat, founder |
| 1856 | Father Chambost New Orleans, Louisiana, declined by Brother Francois, S.G. |
| 1862 | Father Antoine Gaudet, Brownsville, Texas declined by Brother Louis Marie, S.G. |
| 1890 | Father Parisot, Brownsville, Texas, declined by Brother Theophane, S.G. |
| 1864 | Father Doucroux Bourbannais, Illinois, declined by Brother Louis Marie. S.G. |
| 1870 | Archbishop F. M. Blanchet, Oregon City Oregon, declined by Brother Louis M., S.G. |
| 1882 | Father N. Peckene, San Francisco, California, declined by Brother Theophane, S.G. |
| 1884 | Father Thibaudier, Secretary to Bishop Moreau of St. Hyacinth, Canada, declined by Brother Theophane, S.G. |
| 1885 | Bishop Moreau, St. Hyacinth, Canada, accepted by Brother Theophane, S.G. |
| 1886 | Bishop Healy, Portland, Maine, accepted by Brother Theophane, S.G. for the school in Lewiston, Maine. |