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===Affiliated institutions=== The University of Western Ontario is currently affiliated with two [[university colleges]]. Huron University College was founded in 1863, originally established as Huron College, and renamed Huron University College in 2000.<ref name="HurH">{{cite web|url=http://www.huronuc.ca/AboutHuron/HuronsHistory|title=Huron's History|publisher=Huron University College|date=21 January 2018}}</ref> Huron's affiliation with Western was authorized in Western's first provincial charter, in 1878. Both Huron and Western share the same progenitor in Bishop [[Issac Hellmuth]]. Huron moved to its present location, adjacent to Western's central campus, in 1951.<ref name="HurH" /> King's University College was founded in 1954, as a Catholic-based liberal arts college.<ref name="King">{{cite web|url=https://www.kings.uwo.ca/about-kings/|title=About King's - King's University College|publisher=King's University College|year=2018|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref> Founded as Christ the King's College, it changed its name to King's College in 1966, and King's University College in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kings.uwo.ca/about-kings/who-we-are/facts/|title=Facts - King's University College|publisher=King's University College|year=2018|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref> Regardless of the university college's religious affiliation, enrolment in those institutions is not restricted based on the student's religious beliefs.<ref name="King" /><ref name="bres">{{cite web |year=2018 |title=About - Brescia University College |url=http://brescia.uwo.ca/about/ |access-date=21 January 2018 |publisher=Brescia University College}}</ref> [[File:St. Peter's Seminary.JPG|thumb|[[St. Peter's Seminary (Diocese of London, Ontario)|St. Peter's Seminary]] is an affiliated institution of Western.]] In addition to the two university colleges, Western also maintains an affiliation with St. Peter's Seminary through its affiliation with King's University College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/general/UWO_KUC_SPS.pdf|title=Affiliation Agreement among King's University College, St Peter's Seminary, and The Board of Governors, The University of Western Ontario|publisher=The University of Western Ontario|date=30 September 2008|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125033/https://www.uwo.ca/univsec/pdf/academic_policies/general/UWO_KUC_SPS.pdf|archive-date=22 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Founded in 1912, St. Peters was opened as the [[seminary]] for the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario|Roman Catholic Diocese of London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stpetersseminary.ca/About-Us/History-of-St.-Peters-Seminary/279|title=History of St. Peter's Seminary|access-date=21 January 2018|year=2018|publisher=St. Peter's Seminary}}</ref> The campuses of King's University College and St. Peter's Seminary are east of [[Ontario Highway 4|Richmond Street]] and the university's central campus. From 1919 until 2024, Western was also affiliated with Brescia University College, an all-women's Catholic-based university college and the last remaining [[women's college]] in Canada until its dissolution.<ref name="bres" /> Founded by the [[Ursulines]] in 1919, an affiliation agreement with Western was arranged shortly after its founding, with Brescia campus moving adjacent to Western's central campus in 1925.<ref>{{cite web |year=2018 |title=The Ursulines and Brescia University College |url=http://brescia.uwo.ca/about/at-a-glance/history/ |access-date=21 January 2018 |publisher=Brescia University College}}</ref> Brescia College began integration with Western's main campus in Sepetember 2023, and ceased operations in May 2024.
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