Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau
Diocese of Baie-Comeau Dioecesis Sinus Comoënsis | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 90,400 (91.9%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1986 |
Cathedral | St. John Eudes Cathedral, Baie-Comeau |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jean-Pierre Blais |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau (Latin: Dioecesis Sinus Comoënsis) (erected 29 May 1882, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski. The organization is based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec.
History[]
It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent on 12 September 1905 and as the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent on 24 November 1945. It became the Diocese of Hauterive in 1960 then the Diocese of Baie-Comeau in 1986, following the fusion of Hauterive and Baie-Comeau in 1982.
Ordinaries[]
- (1882–1892)
- Michel-Thomas Labrecque (1892–1903)
- Gustave Maria Blanche, C.I.M. (1905–1916)
- , C.I.M. (1917–1920), appointed Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick
- , C.I.M. (1922–1938)
- , C.I.M. (1938–1956)
- (1956–1974)
- (1975–1979), appointed Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec
- (1979–1988), appointed Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec
- Maurice Couture, R.S.V. (1988–1990), appointed Archbishop of Québec
- Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (1990–2008), appointed Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec
- Jean-Pierre Blais (2008–)
Territorial losses[]
Year | Along with | To form |
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1945 | Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent Diocese of Harbour Grace |
Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador |
Bibliography[]
- "Diocese of Baie-Comeau". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
External links[]
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- Diocese of Baie-Comeau site (in French)
Coordinates: 49°11′23″N 68°15′48″W / 49.1896°N 68.2634°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Rimouski
- Religious organizations established in 1882
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- Organizations based in Quebec
- Baie-Comeau
- Roman Catholic bishops of Baie-Comeau
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