Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in (mostly francophone) Québec, southeastern Canada.

Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis

Diocèse de Saint-Jean Longueuil
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryMontérégie
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Montréal
Coordinates45°32′25″N 73°30′28″W / 45.54028°N 73.50778°W / 45.54028; -73.50778
Statistics
Area2,078 km2 (802 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics

762,240[1]
634,425 (83.2%)
Parishes45
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 9, 1933
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue
Patron saintJohn the Evangelist
Secular priests60
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopClaude Hamelin
Metropolitan ArchbishopChristian Lépine
Bishops emeritusLionel Gendron, P.S.S.
Website
dsjl.org

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

It has a Co-Cathedral: Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Longueuil, Québec, and a Minor basilica: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes, Québec.

History

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  • Erected on 9 June 1933, as the Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Montréal, its Metropolitan.
  • It was renamed on 27 February 1982 as Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil / SanctiIoannis–Longolien(sis) (Latin).

Statistics

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As per 2015, it pastorally served 634,425 Catholics (83.2% of 762,240 total) on 2,078 km2 (802 sq mi) in 45 parishes and 1 mission with 89 priests (60 diocesan, 29 religious), 4 deacons, 350 lay religious (99 brothers, 251 sisters) and 4 seminarians.

Bishops

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Episcopal Ordinaries

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(all Roman Rite native Canadians)

Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Longueuil

Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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  • Raymond Poisson, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec in 2012

See also

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  • GCatholic, with Google map - data for all sections
  • Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil site (in French)
  • "Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

References

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  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2017 (Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017), 627.