Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
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| Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe Dioecesis Sancti Hyacinthi Diocése de Saint-Hyacinthe |
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Cathedral of Saint-Hyacinthe the Confessor
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
380,946 363,804 (95.5%) |
| Parishes | 88 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 June 1852 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint-Hyacinthe the Confessor |
| Secular priests | 224 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop François Lapierre |
| Website | |
| diocese-st-hyacinthe.qc.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hyacinthi) (erected 8 June 1852) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.
Ordinaries[edit]
- John Charles Prince (1852 - 1860)
- Joseph La Rocque (1860 - 1866)
- Charles La Rocque (1866 - 1875)
- Bl. Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1875 - 1901)
- Maxime Decelles (1901 - 1905)
- Alexis-Xyste Bernard (1905 - 1923)
- Fabien-Zoël Decelles (1924 - 1942)
- Arthur Douville (1942 - 1967)
- Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. (1967 - 1979)
- Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. (1979 - 1998)
- François Lapierre, P.M.E. (1998 - )
Territorial changes[edit]
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1874 | Archdiocese of Québec Diocese of Trois Rivières |
Diocese of Sherbrooke |
Bibliography[edit]
- "Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
External links[edit]
- Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe site (in French)
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