Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski

For homonymy, see Rimouski (disambiguation).

Archdiocese of Rimouski Archidioecesis Sancti Germani
The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Germain de Rimouski
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Quebec
Population - Catholics	147,000 (98.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Saint-Germain Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Archbishop-designate Denis Grondin (to be installed; appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, May 4, 2015, to replace the late Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier; until now, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec since 2012, in Quebec City, Canada, and Titular Bishop of Campli)
Website
http://www.dioceserimouski.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Germani) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau, and the Gaspé. It is vacant followed by the death of Archbishop Pierre-Andre Fournier.

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 114 parishes, 109 active diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, and 147,000 Catholics. It also has 643 Women Religious, 53 Religious Brothers, and 9 permanent deacons.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Rimouski and their terms of service:

• Jean-Pierre-François Laforce-Langevin (1867–1891)
• André-Albert Blais (1891–1919)
• Joseph-Romuald Léonard (1919–1926)
• Georges-Alexandre Courchesne (1928–1950)
• Charles Eugène Parent (1951–1967)
• Louis Lévesque (1967–1973)
• Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet (1973–1992)
• Bertrand Blanchet (1992–2008)
• Pierre-André Fournier (2008–2015)
• Denis Grondin (2015–present); Archbishop-elect; to be installed

References

• Archdiocese of Rimouski page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006

External links

• Official Site