Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet

Diocese of Nicolet Dioecesis Nicoletana
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Quebec
Population - Catholics (including non-members)	189,900 (98.0%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	10 July 1885
Cathedral	St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Nicolet
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Website
http://www.diocesenicolet.qc.ca/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet (Latin: Dioecesis Nicoletana) (erected 10 July 1885) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.

Cathedral[]

Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral in 1886

The seat of the bishop (or "ordinary") is the Cathedral of St. Jean-Baptiste, a spectacular building opened in 1963, which seats 1,200 worshippers and features extensive stained glass as well as other artwork by a number of local artists. The present building is the fifth cathedral, successor to four previous buildings that fell victim to various physical disasters: two collapses, a fire, and damage from the Nicolet landslide of 1955. A frieze of stained glass in the apse shows characters from the Bible and from the history of the Christian church, including a portrait of Bishop Martin, who was responsible for construction of the new building.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• Elphège Gravel (1885 – 1904)
• (1904 – 1937)
• (1938 – 1950)
• (1950 – 1989)
• (1989 – 2011)
• André Gazaille (2011 – present)

Coadjutor bishops[]

• (1899-1904)
• (1950)
• (1988-1989)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]

• , appointed Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick in 1949

Bibliography[]

• "Diocese of Nicolet". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
• Brunault, Joseph Simon Herman (1911). "Diocese of Nicolet" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

External links[]

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet Official Site

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