Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
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Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil
Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis
Diocèse de Saint-Jean Longueuil
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Montérégie |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Montréal |
Metropolitan | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 743,326 625,550 (84.2%) |
Parishes | 45 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 9, 1933 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist |
Patron saint | St. John |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jean-Claude Turcotte Archbishop of Montréal |
Auxiliary Bishops | Louis Dicaire Claude Hamelin Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil |
Website | |
dsjl.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis) (erected 9 June 1933, as the Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal. It was renamed on 27 February 1982.
Ordinaries
- Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget (1934 - 1955)
- Gérard-Marie Coderre (1955 - 1978)
- Bernard Hubert (1978 - 1996)
- Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. (1996 - 2010)
- Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (2010 - present)
Notable churches
- Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, in Longueuil, Quebec.
- Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes, Quebec.
Bibliography
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External links
- Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil site (in French)
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- Organizations based in Longueuil
- 1933 establishments in Quebec
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