Diocese of Trois Rivières
| Diocese of Trois Rivières | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Quebec |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Luc André Bouchard |
| Auxiliary bishop | Pierre Olivier Tremblay OMI |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Laurent Noël Martin Veillette |
| Vicar General | Richard Rivard |
| surface | 34,956 km² |
| Parishes | 62 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 274,300 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 263,780 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 96.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 87 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 51 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.911 |
| Permanent deacons | 30 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 98 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 303 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale de l'Assomption |
| Website | www.diocese-trois-rivieres.org |
The Diocese of Trois Rivieres ( Latin Dioecesis Trifluvianensis in Canada , French Diocèse de Trois-Rivieres ) is in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Trois-Rivières .
history
The diocese of Trois Rivières was on June 8, 1852 by Pope Pius IX. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Québec and subordinated to this as a suffragan . The Diocese of Trois Rivières gave up on August 28, 1874 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Sherbrooke . Further assignments took place on July 11, 1882 to found the Apostolic Vicariate Pontiac and on July 10, 1885 to found the Diocese of Nicolet .
Bishops of Trois Rivières
- 1852–1870 Thomas Cooke
- 1870–1898 Louis-François Richer dit Laflèche
- 1899–1934 François-Xavier Cloutier
- 1934–1945 Alfred-Odilon Comtois
- 1946–1947 Maurice Roy , then Archbishop of Québec
- 1947–1975 Georges Léon Pelletier
- 1975–1996 Laurent Noël
- 1996–2012 Martin Veillette
- 2012– Joseph Luc André Bouchard