Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski
Archdiocese of Rimouski Archidioecesis Sancti Germani | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 147,000 (98.1%) |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Saint-Germain Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Archbishop (installed June 14, 2015; appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, May 4, 2015, to replace the late Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier; until now, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec since 2012, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and Titular Bishop of Campli)[1][2] |
Website | |
dioceserimouski.com |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Germani) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese[3] that includes part of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau and Gaspé.
As of 2018, the archdiocese contains 97 parishes, 74 active diocesan priests, 5 religious priests, and 148,320 Catholics. It also has 453 Women Religious, 23 Religious Brothers, and 14 permanent deacons.
Bishops[]
Diocesan bishops[]
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Rimouski and their terms of service:
- Jean-Pierre-François Laforce-Langevin (1867–1891)
- André-Albert Blais (1891–1919)
- (1919–1926)
- (1928–1950)
- (1951–1967)
- (1967–1973)
- Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet (1973–1992)
- Bertrand Blanchet (1992–2008)
- Pierre-André Fournier (2008–2015)
- (2015–present)
Coadjutor bishops[]
- André-Albert Blais (1889-1891)
- (1964-1967)
Auxiliary bishop[]
- (1944-1951), appointed Archbishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec in 1956
- Raymond Dumais, appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec in 1993
References[]
- ^ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/05/04/0333/00727.html
- ^ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F05%2F04%2F0333%2F00727.html
- ^ "Rimouski (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- Archdiocese of Rimouski page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006
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Coordinates: 48°27′03″N 68°31′39″W / 48.4507°N 68.5274°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Rimouski
- Catholic Church in Quebec
- Organizations based in Quebec
- Rimouski
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