Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme

Diocese of Saint-Jérôme Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Quebec
Population - Catholics	428,000 (97.5%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 June 1951
Cathedral	St. Jerome's Cathedral, Saint-Jérôme
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Pierre Morissette (2008 – )
Auxiliary Bishops	Raymond Poisson, Auxiliary Bishop
Website
diocesestj.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae) is a Latin rite suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jérôme, dedicated to Saint Jerome (Hieronumus), in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.

History

It was erected on 23 June 1951 as Diocese of Saint-Jérôme / Sancti Hieronymi Terræbonæ (Latin), on territories split off from (its Metropolitan) the Archdiocese of Montréal, the Archdiocese of Ottawa and Diocese of Mont-Laurier.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 446,000 Catholics (97.2% of 459,000 total) on 2,116 km² in 35 parishes, 67 priests (52 diocesan, 15 religious), 18 deacons, 118 lay religious (21 brothers, 97 sisters), 3 seminarians.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jérôme

Émilien Frenette (1951.07.05 – death 1971.06.11), died 1983
Bernard Hubert (1971.06.25 – 1977.01.27), next Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (Canada) (1977.01.27 – 1978.05.03), succeeding as Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1978.05.03 – 1982.02.27), Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Canada) (1982.02.27 – death 1996.02.02), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1985 – 1987)
Charles-Omer Valois (1977.06.10 – retired 1997.01.22) – incumbent Bishop Emeritus
Gilles Cazabon, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) (1997.12.27 – retired 2008.07.03), previously Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1992.03.13 – 1997.12.27)
Pierre Morissette (2008.07.03 – ...), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2009.10.23 – 2011.10.18); previously Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta (1987.02.27 – 1990.03.17) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (1987.02.27 – 1990.03.17), Bishop of Baie-Comeau (Canada) (1990.03.17 – 2008.07.03), Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007.10 – 2009.10.23).
- Auxiliary Bishop: Raymond Poisson (2012.05.01 – 2015.09.08), Titular Bishop of Gegi (2012.05.01 – 2015.09.08); next Bishop of Joliette (Canada) (2015.09.08 – ...).

Auxiliary

BIOS TO ELABORATE & WORK-IN

- Auxiliary Bishop: Raymond Saint-Gelais (1980.07.05 – 1988.02.19)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Gilles Lussier (1988.12.23 – 1991.09.07)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Vital Massé (1993.10.20 – 2001.09.08)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Donald Lapointe (2002.10.26 – 2011.07.30)

References

Sources and external links

Bibliography

"Nos évêques". Diocèse de Saint-Jérôme. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
"Diocese of Saint-Jérôme". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

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