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Diocese of Saint-Jérôme
Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae
St. Jerome's Cathedral
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Montreal
Coordinates45°46′41″N 74°00′07″W / 45.77806°N 74.00194°W / 45.77806; -74.00194
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics

469,095
455,952 (97.2%)
Parishes35
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 June 1951
CathedralSt. Jerome's Cathedral, Saint-Jérôme
Secular priests74
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRaymond Poisson
Bishops emeritusPierre Morissette
Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I.
Donald Lapointe
Website
diocesestj.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae) is a Latin rite suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jérôme, dedicated to Saint Jerome (Hieronumus), in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.

History

It was erected on 23 June 1951 as Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Sancti Hieronymi Terræbonæ), on territories split off from (its Metropolitan) the Archdiocese of Montréal, the Archdiocese of Ottawa and the Diocese of Mont-Laurier.

On 1 June 2022, the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme and the Diocese of Mont-Laurier were united to become the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 446,000 Catholics (97.2% of 459,000 total) on 2,116 km in 35 parishes, 67 priests (52 diocesan, 15 religious), 18 deacons, 118 lay religious (21 brothers, 97 sisters), 3 seminarians.

Bishops

Episcopal Ordinaries

(Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jérôme

Coadjutor Bishops

  • Raymond Poisson (2018.05.18 – 2019.05.21)

Auxiliary Bishops

  • Raymond Saint-Gelais (1980.07.05 – 1988.02.19), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nicolet, Québec
  • Gilles Lussier (1988.12.23 – 1991.09.07), appointed Bishop of Joliette, Québec
  • Vital Massé (1993.10.20 – 2001.09.08), appointed Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec
  • Donald Lapointe (2002.10.26 – 2011.07.30)
  • Raymond Poisson (2012.05.01 – 2015.09.08), appointed Bishop of Joliette, Québec (later returned here as Coadjutor)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

Notes

  1. Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (Canada) (1977.01.27 – 1978.05.03), succeeding as Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1978.05.03 – 1982.02.27), Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada) (1982.02.27 – death 1996.02.02), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1985 – 1987)
  2. previously Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1992.03.13 – 1997.12.27)
  3. Pierre Morissette was also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2009.10.23 – 2011.10.18); previously Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta (1987.02.27 – 1990.03.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (1987.02.27 – 1990.03.17), Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada) (1990.03.17 – 2008.07.03), Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007.10 – 2009.10.23).
  4. previously as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Saint-Jerome and Titular Bishop of Gegi (2012.05.01-2015.09.08) Bishop of Diocese of Joliette (2015.09.08-2018.05.18), Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jerome (2018.05.18-2019.05.21), Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2019.09.28-), additionally appointed as Bishop of Diocese of Mont-Laurier (2020.06.01-).

References

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2017 (Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017), 627.

Sources and external links

Bibliography
Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Canada
Province of Edmonton
Province of Gatineau
Province of Grouard–McLennan
Province of Halifax–Yarmouth
Province of Keewatin–Le Pas
Province of Kingston
Province of Moncton
Province of Montreal
Province of Ottawa–Cornwall
Province of Québec
Province of Regina
Province of Rimouski
Province of Saint Boniface
Province of St. John's
Province of Sherbrooke
Province of Toronto
Province of Vancouver
Metropolia of Winnipeg
Exempt from the Holy See
Former jurisdictions
Apostolic NuncioIvan Jurkovič


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