Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda
Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda Dioecesis Ruynensis-Norandensis | |
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 St. Joseph Cathedral | |
 Logo of the diocese | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Gatineau |
| Population - Catholics | 58,900 (97.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1973 |
| Cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Joseph |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul-André Durocher |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocese-rouyn-noranda.org | |
The Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda (Latin: Dioecesis Ruynensis-Norandensis) is a Latin Church diocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec in the Gatineau ecclesiastical province. The Diocese was erected in November of 1973 from the territory within Quebec of Diocese of Timmins, with Jean-Guy Hamelin as the first Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda.
After the retirement of Bishop Dorylas Moreau in 2019, Bishop Gilles Lemay of the Diocese of Amos, another suffragan in the eccleastical province of Gatineau, became the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese until the current bishop, Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger, was installed on March 21, 2020.
In September of 2023, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Guy Boulanger as Bishop of Amos, uniting the two dioceses – Rouyn-Noranda and Amos – in persona episcopi.
As of 2004, the diocese contains 38 parishes, 24 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 58,000 Catholics. It also has 84 women religious, and 10 religious brothers.
Bishops
[edit]Diocesan bishops
[edit]The following is a list of the bishops of Rouyn-Noranda and their terms of service:
- Jean-Guy Hamelin (1973 – 2001)
- Dorylas Moreau (30 November 2001 – 25 June 2019)
- Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger (31 January 2020 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Pierre Goudreault, appointed Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec in 2017
References
[edit]- Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
External links
[edit]Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Canada | |
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| Province of Edmonton | |
| Province of Gatineau | |
| Province of Grouard–McLennan | |
| Province of Halifax–Yarmouth | |
| Province of Keewatin–Le Pas | |
| Province of Kingston | |
| Province of Moncton | |
| Province of Montreal | |
| Province of Ottawa–Cornwall | |
| Province of Québec | |
| Province of Regina | |
| Province of Rimouski | |
| Province of Saint Boniface | |
| Province of St. John's | |
| Province of Sherbrooke | |
| Province of Toronto | |
| Province of Vancouver | |
| Metropolia of Winnipeg | |
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