The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae) is a Latin rite suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal.
Diocese of Saint-Jérôme Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Montreal |
Coordinates | 45°46′41″N 74°00′07″W / 45.77806°N 74.00194°W |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | 469,095[1] 455,952[1] (97.2%) |
Parishes | 35 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 23 June 1951 |
Cathedral | St. Jerome's Cathedral, Saint-Jérôme |
Secular priests | 74 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Raymond Poisson |
Bishops emeritus | Pierre Morissette Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. Donald Lapointe |
Website | |
diocesestj.ca |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jérôme, dedicated to Saint Jerome (Hieronumus), in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.
History
editIt was erected on 23 June 1951 as Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Sancti Hieronymi Terræbonæ), on territories split off from (its Metropolitan) the Archdiocese of Montréal, the Archdiocese of Ottawa and the Diocese of Mont-Laurier.
On 1 June 2022, the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme and the Diocese of Mont-Laurier were united to become the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier.
Statistics
editAs per 2014, it pastorally served 446,000 Catholics (97.2% of 459,000 total) on 2,116 km2 in 35 parishes, 67 priests (52 diocesan, 15 religious), 18 deacons, 118 lay religious (21 brothers, 97 sisters), 3 seminarians.
Bishops
editEpiscopal Ordinaries
edit(Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jérôme
- Émilien Frenette (1951.07.05 – death 1971.06.11), died 1983
- Bernard Hubert (1971.06.25 – 1977.01.27)[a]
- Charles-Omer Valois (1977.06.10 – retired 1997.01.22)
- Gilles Cazabon, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) (1997.12.27 – retired 2008.07.03)[b]
- Pierre Morissette (2008.07.03 – 2019.05.21)[c] – incumbent Bishop Emeritus
- Raymond Poisson (2019.05.21 – Present)[d]
Coadjutor Bishops
edit- Raymond Poisson (2018.05.18 – 2019.05.21)
Auxiliary Bishops
edit- Raymond Saint-Gelais (1980.07.05 – 1988.02.19), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Nicolet, Québec
- Gilles Lussier (1988.12.23 – 1991.09.07), appointed Bishop of Joliette, Québec
- Vital Massé (1993.10.20 – 2001.09.08), appointed Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec
- Donald Lapointe (2002.10.26 – 2011.07.30)
- Raymond Poisson (2012.05.01 – 2015.09.08), appointed Bishop of Joliette, Québec (later returned here as Coadjutor)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
edit- Paul-Émile Charbonneau, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario in 1960
- Luc Cyr, appointed Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec in 2001
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (Canada) (1977.01.27 – 1978.05.03), succeeding as Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1978.05.03 – 1982.02.27), Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada) (1982.02.27 – death 1996.02.02), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1985 – 1987)
- ^ previously Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1992.03.13 – 1997.12.27)
- ^ Pierre Morissette was also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2009.10.23 – 2011.10.18); previously Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta (1987.02.27 – 1990.03.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (1987.02.27 – 1990.03.17), Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada) (1990.03.17 – 2008.07.03), Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007.10 – 2009.10.23).
- ^ previously as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Saint-Jerome and Titular Bishop of Gegi (2012.05.01-2015.09.08) Bishop of Diocese of Joliette (2015.09.08-2018.05.18), Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jerome (2018.05.18-2019.05.21), Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2019.09.28-), additionally appointed as Bishop of Diocese of Mont-Laurier (2020.06.01-).
References
editSources and external links
edit- Bibliography
- "Nos évêques". Diocèse de Saint-Jérôme. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- "Diocese of Saint-Jérôme". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.