Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Germani) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese^[3] that includes part of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau and Gaspé.

Archdiocese of Rimouski Archidioecesis Sancti Germani


Location
Country	Canada
Population - Catholics	147,000 (98.1%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Saint-Germain Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Archbishop Denis Grondin (installed June 14, 2015; 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, Quebec, Canada, and Titular Bishop of Campli)^[1]^[2]
Website
dioceserimouski.com

As of 2018, the archdiocese contains 97 parishes, 74 active diocesan priests, 5 religious priests, and 148,320 Catholics. It also has 453 Women Religious, 23 Religious Brothers, and 14 permanent deacons.

Bishops

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)

Coadjutor bishops

André-Albert Blais (1889-1891)
Louis Lévesque (1964-1967)

Auxiliary bishop

Charles Eugène Parent (1944-1951), appointed Archbishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Gérard Couturier, appointed Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec in 1956
Raymond Dumais, appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec in 1993

References

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^ "Rimouski (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-04-30.

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

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