Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski
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 Gaspé.
Archdiocese of Rimouski Archidioecesis Sancti Germani | |
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![]() The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Germain de Rimouski | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
Population - Catholics | 147,000 (98.1%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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 | |
http://www.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
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