Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos
Diocese of Amos | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
Population - Catholics |
91,600 (79.7%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gilles Lemay |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, ISPX |
Website | |
catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/damos.html |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos (Latin: Dioecesis Amosensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. It is currently led by Bishop-elect Gilles Lemay, formerly an Auxiliary Bishop (assistant bishop) of the Archdiocese of Quebec, since his installation on April 15, 2011, to replace the retiring former Bishop Tremblay, who had reached the normal retirement age for bishops of 75.
The diocese has 35 priests, 96 religious, and 88,875 Catholics. It has a total area of 127,237 square miles (329,540 km2) and a total population of 111,220.
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Amos and their terms of service:
- Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais (1939-1968)
- Albert Sanschagrin {auxiliary bishop} (1957-1967)
- Gaston Hains (1967-1978)
- Gérard Drainville (1978-2004)
- Eugène Tremblay (2004-2011)
- Gilles Lemay (2011-present)
References
- Diocese of Amos page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
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