Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst (Latin: Dioecesis Hearstensis) (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.
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.
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
1938 | Diocese of Haileybury | Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James |
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