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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke

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Population - Catholics
  
304,000 (89.9%)

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Province
  
Québec

Country
  
Canada

Ecclesiastical province
  
Québec

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+1 819-563-9934

Archbishop
  
Luc Cyr

Address
  
130 Rue de la Cathédrale, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 4M1, Canada

Cathedral
  
Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral

Similar
  
Fabrique Saint‑Jean Baptiste, Eglise Saint‑Ch, St Patrick's Catholic Church, Église Saint‑Esprit, Eglise Saint‑Roch

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke (Latin: Archidioecesis Sherbrookensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Nicolet and Saint-Hyacinthe. It is currently led by Archbishop André Gaumond.

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 107 parishes, 195 active diocesan priests, 107 religious priests, and 291,000 Catholics. It also has 1,012 Women Religious, 197 Religious Brothers, and 18 permanent deacons.

Diocesan bishops

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

  • Antoine Racine (1874–1893)
  • Paul-Stanislaus La Rocque (1893–1926)
  • Alphonse-Osias Gagnon (1927–1941)
  • Philippe Servulo Desranleau (1941–1952)
  • Georges Cabana (1952–1967)
  • Jean-Marie Fortier (1968–1996)
  • André Gaumond (1996–2011)
  • Luc Cyr (2011–present)
  • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke Wikipedia