Country Canada Denomination Roman Catholic Established 1986 Bishop Jean-Pierre Blais | Population
- Catholics 90,400 (91.9%) Rite Roman Rite Area 148,750 km² Ecclesiastical province Québec | |
Cathedral St. John Eudes Cathedral, Baie-Comeau | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau (Latin: Dioecesis Sinus Comoënsis) (erected 29 May 1882, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski. The organization is based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec.
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History
It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent on 12 September 1905 and as the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent on 24 November 1945. It became the Diocese of Hauterive in 1960 then the Diocese of Baie-Comeau in 1986, following the fusion of Hauterive and Baie-Comeau in 1982.
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