Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. It is currently led by Bishop Eugène Tremblay.
As of 2004, the diocese contains 58 parishes, 24 active diocesan priests, 18 religious priests, and 93,000 Catholics. It also has 99 Women Religious, and 27 Religious Brothers.
[edit] Residential bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of and their terms of serivce:
- Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais (1939-1968)
- Albert Sanschagrin {auxiliary bishop} (1957-1967)
- Gaston Hains (1967-1978)
- Gérard Drainville (1978-2004)
- Eugène Tremblay (2004-present)
[edit] References
- Diocese of Amos page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006