Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield
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| Diocese of Valleyfield Dioecesis Campivallensis |
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The Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Valleyfield
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Québec |
| Metropolitan | Montréal |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics |
201,000 (73.9%) |
| Parishes | 24 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1892 |
| Cathedral | Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Noël Simard |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Christian Lépine |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield (Latin: Dioecesis Campivallensis) is a Catholic diocese in Quebec and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montreal. It was erected in 1892.[1]
The diocese, which is based in the western suburbs of Montreal, features approximately 201,000 baptized Catholics. Parishioners are served by 73 priests, 17 deacons, 31 religious brothers, and 76 religious sisters. In 2008, the diocese consolidated its 63 parishes into 24.
Ordinaries[edit]
- Joseph-Médard Émard (1892 - 1922)
- Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau O.P. (1923 - 1926)
- Joseph Alfred Langlois (1926 - 1966)
- Percival Caza (1966 - 1969)
- Guy Bélanger (1969 - 1975)
- Robert Lebel (1976 - 2000)
- Luc Cyr (2001 - 2011)
- Noël Simard (since 2011)
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