Diocese of Chicoutimi
| Diocese of Chicoutimi | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Quebec |
| Diocesan bishop | René Guay |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Jean-Guy Couture André Rivest |
| Vicar General | Emilien Dumais |
| surface | 91,150 km² |
| Parishes | 65 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 282,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 275,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 97.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 112 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,068 |
| Permanent deacons | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 35 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 332 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-François-Xavier |
| Website | www.evechedechicoutimi.qc.ca |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi ( Latin Dioecesis Chicoutimiensis , French Diocèse de Chicoutimi ) is in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Chicoutimi .
history
The Diocese of Chicoutimi was on May 28, 1878 by Pope Leo XIII. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Québec and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On May 31, 2007, smaller parts of the area of the Diocese of Amos in the area of the village of Obedjiwan were incorporated into the Diocese of Chicoutimi.
Bishops of Chicoutimi
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- Dominique Racine , 1878-1888
- Louis-Nazaire Bégin , 1888–1892, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Québec
- Michel-Thomas Labrecque , 1892–1927
- Charles-Antonelli Lamarche , 1928–1940
- Georges-Arthur Melançon , 1940–1961
- Marius Paré , 1961-1979
- Jean-Guy Couture , 1979-2004
- André Rivest , 2004–2017
- René Guay , since 2017
See also
Web links
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