Diocese of Edmundston
| Diocese of Edmundston | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Moncton |
| Diocesan bishop | Claude Champagne OMI |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | François Thibodeau CIM |
| Vicar General | Roger Dionne |
| founding | 1944 |
| surface | 12,838 km² |
| Parishes | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 44,772 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 43,262 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 96.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,492 |
| Friars | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 47 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale de l'Immaculée-Conception |
| Website | www.diocese-edmundston.ca |
The Diocese of Edmundston ( Latin Dioecesis Edmundstonensis , French Diocèse d'Edmunston , English Diocese of Edmunston ) is in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Edmundston .
history
The Diocese of Edmundston was on December 16, 1944 by Pope Pius XII. built from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Bathurst and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Moncton as a suffragan .
Bishops of Edmundston
- 1945–1948 Marie-Antoine Roy, OFM
- 1949–1970 Joseph-Roméo Gagnon
- 1970-1983 Fernand Lacroix CIM
- 1983-1993 Gérard Dionne
- 1993-2009 François Thibodeau CIM
- 2009– Claude Champagne OMI
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Edmundston (French)
- Entry on Diocese of Edmundston on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
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