Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski

For homonymy, see Rimouski (disambiguation).
Archdiocese of Rimouski
Archidioecesis Sancti Germani

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%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Saint-Germain Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Archbishop-designate Denis Grondin (to be installed; 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, Canada, and Titular Bishop of Campli)[1][2]
Website
http://www.dioceserimouski.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Germani) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau, and the Gaspé. It is vacant followed by the death of Archbishop Pierre-Andre Fournier.

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 114 parishes, 109 active diocesan priests, 13 religious priests, and 147,000 Catholics. It also has 643 Women Religious, 53 Religious Brothers, and 9 permanent deacons.

Diocesan bishops

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

External links

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References

  1. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/05/04/0333/00727.html
  2. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F05%2F04%2F0333%2F00727.html

Coordinates: 48°27′03″N 68°31′39″W / 48.4507°N 68.5274°W / 48.4507; -68.5274


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