| Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil | |
| Location | Longueuil, Quebec |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 1698 |
| Dedication | Anthony of Padua |
| Consecrated | 27 January, 1887 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Co-cathedral |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Henri-Maurice Perrault, Albert Mesnard |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1884 |
| Completed | 1911 |
| Construction cost | $98,895 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 74 metres (243 ft) |
| Width | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Height | 81 metres (266 ft) |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil |
| Archdiocese | Montreal |
| Diocese | Saint-Jean-Longueuil |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Jean-Claude Turcotte |
| Bishop(s) | Lionel Gendron, Louis Dicaire |
| Priest(s) | Yves Le Pain |
| Assistant priest | Rosaire Lavoie c.s.v., Marcel Bergeron r.s.v., Jean-Robert Michel |
The Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil (French: Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue de Longueuil) is a Co-cathedral in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada on Montreal's south shore. It is located on the corner of Rue Saint-Charles and Chemin Chambly in the Vieux-Longueuil borough. It is consecrated in the name of Anthony of Padua, a minor brother who preached in France and Italy, and who is celebrated on June 13. The cathedral is also consecrated to Marie-Rose Durocher, the founder of the Congrégation des Sœurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie.
Its episcopal region is Longueuil-Nord. Lionel Gendron, the bishop, has a cathedra sculpted in walnut. Before the bishopship of Bernard Hubert, it was a small church.
It was classified as historical monument by the government of Quebec in 1984.[1]
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It was constructed from 1884-1887, and was completed in 1911. It is the third church in the history of Longueuil, the first being completed in 1811.
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue became known as a co-cathedral in 1982 when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec because the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil. The Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste was the seat of the former diocese, and was built in 1933.
Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue is part of the Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil parish, founded in 1698, and one of the first in Canada.
The cathedral was constructed in the Gothic revival style of architecture, while the dome is an example of Byzantine Revival architecture.
The architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Albert Mesnard wanted the cathedral to be of great volume. The same architects built the church's altar, combining fine stones with the hardest stone. The Québécois sculptor, Louis-Philippe Hébert, contributed to the cathedral's facade, by creating three sculptures out of wood, covered in metal. The church was constructed at a cost of $98,895 by Eugène Fournier dit Préfontaine, an entrepreneur, farmer and carpenter.
The cathedral is very large, measuring 74 metres (243 ft) long, 41 metres (135 ft) wide and 81 metres (266 ft) high. Louis Jobin renovated the church in 1930. The roof, which had been covered in steel, was restored in 1999 using 60,000 pounds (27,000 kg) of copper.
Mass is ordinarily celebrated twice Monday to Friday, once Saturday, and four times Sunday. The Confessionals are normally ready fifteen minutes before mass. Around one third of the cathedral is full for weekend services, while it is less than one sixth full during the week. There are approximately 9,400 Roman Catholics in the parish.
A funeral was held for Jean-Pierre Côté, the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, on July 17, 2002.
It was in this church, in 2005, that the faithful of the diocese paid tribute to Pope John Paul II, following his death. They also wished a happy pontificate to his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, during a special vigil attended by the bishop as well as a local congregation of Filipino nuns.
The churchwardens regularly organize fundraising campaigns to proceed with renovations to the cathedral as well as for the parish's rectory.
Part of the cathedral's basement is home to the burials of the Le Moyne and Grant families affiliated with the title of Baron de Longueuil.
Inside the cathedral, there is a plaque listing all the priests in the parish's history.
| Name | Years | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Millette | 1698-1701 | L. Moïse Brassard | 1840 -1855 |
| Pierre de Francheville | 1701-1713 | Georges-Amable Thibault | 1855-1883 |
| Fr. Nic. Ber. Constantin | 1713-1715 | Maximilien Tassé | 1883-1901 |
| Claude Dauzaf | 1715-1717 | J.-Georges Payette | 1901-1938 |
| François Céré | 1717-1720 | Mgr. Albéric Picotte | 1938-1943 |
| Joseph Isambart | 1720-1763 | Mgr. Romain Boulé | 1943-1962 |
| Claude-Charles Carpentier | 1763-1777 | J. Alcide Careau | 1963-1974 |
| Charles-Basile Campeau | 1777-1782 | Jean-Louis Yelle | 1974-1983 |
| J.-Étienne Desmeules | 1783-1789 | Jean-Hugues Trudeau | 1983-1995 |
| Mgr. Pierre Denaut | 1789-1806 | Raymond Poisson | 1995-2007 |
| Augustin Chaboillez | 1806-1834 | Yves Le Pain | 2007- |
| Antoine Manseau | 1834-1840 |