Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos
Diocese of Amos Dioecesis Amosensis Diocèse d'Amos | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Gatineau |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 91,600 (79.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 December 1938 |
| Cathedral | Cathédrale Ste-Thérese d'Avila |
| Patron saint | Teresa of Avila |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul-André Durocher |
| Website | |
| diocese-amos.org | |
The Diocese of Amos (French: Diocèse d'Amos, Latin: Dioecesis Amosensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that covers part of the Province of Quebec. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XI on 3 December 1938. Joseph-Aldée Desmarais was named its first bishop on 20 June 1939 by Pope Pius XII. It has a total area of 127,237 square miles (329,540 km2) and a total population of 115,000.[1]
The diocese has been headed by , formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec, since his installation on April 15, 2011. He replaced the retiring bishop, Eugène Tremblay, who had reached the mandatory retirement age for bishops of 75.[1] The Diocese of Amos is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Gatineau.
The diocese has 35 priests, 47 Religious Sisters,[2] and 91,600 Catholics (2012).[1]
Bishops[]
Diocesan bishops[]
The following is a list of the Bishops of Amos and their terms of service:
- (1939-1968)
- Albert Sanschagrin {auxiliary bishop, 1957-1967)
- (coadjutor, 1967-1968) (1968-1978)
- Gérard Drainville (1978-2004)
- (2004-2011)
- (2011–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of Hauterive, Québec in 1979
- Marc Ouellet, appointed titular archbishop in 2001; later Cardinal Archbishop of Quebec
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Diocese of Amos". Catholic Hierarchy.
- ^ "Communautés et Instituts de femmes". Diocèse d'Amos (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-08-13.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 78°07′00″W / 48.5667°N 78.1167°W
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