Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst (erected 18 April 1919, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 17 November 1920 and, further, as the Diocese of Hearst on 3 December 1938.

[edit] Ordinaries

  • Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Hallé (1918 - 1939)
  • Joseph Charbonneau (1939 - 1940)
  • Albini LeBlanc (1940 - 1945)
  • Georges-Léon Landry (1946 - 1952)
  • Louis Lévesque (1952 - 1964)
  • Jacques Landriault (1964 - 1971)
  • Roger-Alfred Despatie (1973 - 1993)
  • Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. (1993 - 1995)
  • André Vallée, P.M.E. (1996 - 2005) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I., Bishop of Moosonee (2007 -). Mgr. Cadieux will remain Bishop of Moosonee, united in persona episcope with Hearst.

[edit] Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1938 Diocese of Haileybury Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James

[edit] External links and References


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