Diocese of Amos
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| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gatineau |
| Diocesan bishop | Gilles Lemay |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Eugène Tremblay |
| Vicar General | Gilles Martel |
| founding | 1938 |
| surface | 127,237 km² |
| Parishes | 53 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Residents | 106,965 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics | 76,497 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| proportion of | 71.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 23 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,550 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Friars | 7 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| Religious sisters | 35 (2018 / AP 2019 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Sainte-Thérèse-d'Avila |
| Website | www.diocese-amos.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos ( Latin Dioecesis Amosensis , French Diocèse d'Amos ) is a in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Amos .
history
The diocese of Amos was founded on December 3, 1938 by Pope Pius XI. established from cessions of territory by the diocese of Haileybury .
On May 31, 2007, parts of the dissolved Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville and areas of the Diocese of Moosonee were incorporated . At the same time, the Diocese of Amos gave three smaller territories to the Dioceses of Chicoutimi , Joliette and Trois Rivières .
The diocese of Amos is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Gatineau as a suffragan .
Bishops of Amos
Cathedral Sainte-Thérèse-d'Avila in Amos
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- 1939–1968 Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais
- 1968–1978 Gaston Hains
- 1978-2004 Gérard Drainville
- 2004–2011 Eugène Tremblay
- 2011– Gilles Lemay
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Amos - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Amos (French)
- Entry on the Diocese of Amos on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)