Diocese of Mont-Laurier
Diocese of Mont-Laurier | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Canada |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Gatineau |
Diocesan bishop | Raymond Poisson (appointed) |
Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Vital Massé Paul Lortie |
founding | April 21, 1913 |
surface | 19,968 km² |
Parishes | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 96,910 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 77,965 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 80.5% |
Diocesan priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 2,515 |
Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | French |
cathedral | Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Fourvière |
Website | www.diocese-mont-laurier.org |
The Diocese of Mont-Laurier ( Latin Dioecesis Montis Laurei , French Diocèse de Mont-Laurier ) is in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Mont-Laurier .
history
The diocese of Mont-Laurier was established on April 21, 1913 by Pope Pius X from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Ottawa . On June 23, 1951, the diocese of Mont-Laurier gave up parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Saint-Jérôme .
Pope Francis united the diocese on June 1, 2020 in persona episcopi with the diocese of Saint-Jérôme.
The diocese of Mont-Laurier is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Gatineau as a suffragan .
Bishops of Mont-Laurier
- 1913–1922 François-Xavier Brunet
- 1922–1965 Joseph-Eugène Limoges
- 1965–1978 André Ouellette
- 1978-2001 Jean Gratton
- 2001–2012 Vital Massé
- 2012–2019 Paul Lortie
- since 2020 Raymond Poisson
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Mont-Laurier (French)
- Entry on the diocese of Mont-Laurier on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Unione "in persona episcopi" della Diocesi di Mont-Laurier con la Diocesi di Saint-Jérôme e nomina del Vescovo di Mont-Laurier. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , June 1, 2020, accessed June 1, 2020 (Italian).