laval soon entrusted bernières with the pastoral care of the district of quebec. the young priest also supervised the building of a residence for the bishop and clergy, completed in 1662. that same year laval returned to france to deal with a number of issues plaguing the colony, leaving bernières one of two vicars general in charge of the mission. when the bishop returned to the colony the following year, he brought with him a royal charter for the establishment of a seminary. further, he established a canonical parish, the first in new france, and was appointed as its first pastor.