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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski

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Population - Catholics
  
147,000 (98.1%)

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Area
  
20,892 km²

Cathedral
  
Saint-Germain Cathedral

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Canada

Ecclesiastical province
  
Québec

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski

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, Canada, and Titular Bishop of Campli)

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

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)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski Wikipedia