Titular diocese of Gravelbourg
The diocese of Gravelbourg ( Latin Dioecesis Gravelburgensis ) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Canada with its seat in Gravelbourg .
On January 31, 1930, it was founded from areas of the Archdiocese of Regina ( Canada ), to which it also belonged as a suffragan . It had a size of 58,938 km². In 1950 there were still 17,746 (20%) Catholics in 35 parishes with 38 diocesan priests , 35 religious priests and 237 religious sisters, but by 1990 the number fell to 12,560 (19.2%) Catholics in 30 parishes with 22 priests, 3 religious priests and 69 religious sisters. On September 14, 1998, the diocese was abolished and the diocese area was divided between the dioceses of Regina and Saskatoon. On November 14, 1998 a titular bishopric was founded with the name Gravelbourg, whose first titular bishop Noël Delaquis was.
Bishops
| No. | bishop | from | to | description | presentation | coat of arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve OMI | 1930 | 1931 | * November 2, 1883 in Montreal , ( Canada ), ordained a religious priest on May 20, 1907 , appointed Bishop of Gravelbourg Canada on June 16, 1930 and on July 3, 1930 by Pope Pius XI. confirmed, consecrated on September 11, 1930, Archbishop of Québec on December 11, 1931, created cardinal on March 13, 1933 , † January 17, 1947 | ||
| 2 | Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson | 1932 | 1936 | * March 25, 1879 in Trois-Rivières , (Canada), ordained a priest on July 9, 1905, appointed Bishop of Gravelbourg on November 25, 1932, consecrated on February 22, 1933, on December 16, 1936 Archbishop of Moncton , † October 23, 1941 | ||
| 3 | Joseph-Wilfrid Guy OMI | 1937 | 1942 | * July 28, 1883 in Montreal , ( Canada ), ordained a religious priest on June 9, 1906, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Grouard Canada on December 19, 1929 and titular Bishop of Photice , consecrated on May 1, 1930, June 2 1937 Bishop of Gravelbourg, installed on October 25, 1937, resigned on November 7, 1942 and was appointed titular bishop of Photice, † December 8, 1951 | ||
| 4th | Marie-Joseph Lemieux OP | 1944 | 1953 | * May 10, 1902 in Québec , (Canada), entered the Dominican Order on July 9, 1905, ordained a religious priest on April 15, 1928, appointed Bishop of Sendai ( Japan ) on December 3, 1935 , consecrated on June 29 1936, exile to Canada on January 16, 1941, Bishop of Gravelbourg on April 7, 1944, installed May 28, 1944, Archbishop of Ottawa on June 29, 1953 , installed September 17, 1953, Apostolic Nuncio on September 24, 1966 in Haiti and titular Archbishop of Saldae , Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in India , resigned on February 16, 1971, † May 4, 1994 | ||
| 5 | Aimé Décosse | 1953 | 1973 | * June 21, 1903 in Somerset , (Canada), ordained a priest on July 4, 1926 in Saint-Boniface , appointed Bishop of Gravelbourg on November 3, 1953, consecrated on January 20, 1954, retired on May 12, 1973, † January 8, 1991 | ||
| 6th | Noël Delaquis OCSO | 1973 | 1995 | * December 22, 1934 in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes , (Canada), ordained a priest on June 5, 1958, appointed Bishop of Grvelbourg on December 3, 1973, episcopal ordination on February 19, 1974, April 10, 1995 resigned | ||
| 7th | Raymond Roussin SM | 1995 | 1998 | * June 17, 1939 in St. Vital , (Canada), entered the Marist Order on August 22, 1961, ordained a priest on March 21, 1970, appointed Bishop of Gravelbourg on April 10, 1995 , episcopal ordination on March 14 , 1970 . June 1995, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Victoria on September 14, 1998, Bishop of Victoria on March 18, 1999, Archbishop of Vancouver on January 10, 2004 , retired on January 2, 2009, † April 24, 2015 |
Titular bishops
| Titular Bishops of Gravelbourg | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noël Delaquis OCSO | since June 29, 2008 member of the Cistercian Order of Strict Observance | November 14, 1998 | |