Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield

Diocese of Valleyfield
Dioecesis Campivallensis

The Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Valleyfield
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Québec
Metropolitan Montréal
Statistics
Population
- Catholics

201,000 (73.9%)
Parishes 24
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1892
Cathedral Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Noël Simard
Metropolitan Archbishop Christian Lépine

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield (Latin: Dioecesis Campivallensis) is a Catholic diocese in Quebec and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montreal. It was erected in 1892.[1]

The diocese, which is based in the western suburbs of Montreal, features approximately 201,000 baptized Catholics. Parishioners are served by 73 priests, 17 deacons, 31 religious brothers, and 76 religious sisters. In 2008, the diocese consolidated its 63 parishes into 24.

Ordinaries

References

  1.  "Diocese of Valleyfield". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.

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