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The Archdiocese of Québec ( la, Archidiœcesis Quebecensis; french: Archidiocèse de Québec) is a
Catholic
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archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
in
Quebec
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, Canada. Being the first
see
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in the
New World
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north of
Mexico
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, the Archdiocese of Québec is also the
primatial see for Canada. The Archdiocese of Québec is also the
ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of
Chicoutimi,
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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and
Trois-Rivières
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. The archdiocese's cathedral is
Notre-Dame de Québec in
Quebec City
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.
History
New France
From the beginning of
colonisation of the
New World
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, the Church influenced the politics and policies of
New France
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. Even during the first voyages of
Jacques Cartier
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in the 16th Century,
missionary priests would accompany the
explorers
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on their voyages to the New World. After two failed attempts to settle in
Acadia
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, in 1608,
Québec City was founded by
Samuel de Champlain
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, giving the Church a solid base to spread the faith to the
Indigenous populations
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. In 1615, the
Recollet missionaries arrived in Québec, followed by the
Jesuit missionaries 10 years later. Their presence would help drive the colonies, giving the colonizers a moral reason for their presence, as well as giving the Church an influential position in domestic and local policy. In 1658, the Church would establish an
Apostolic Vicariate by
Pope Alexander VII
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, 124 years since the first voyage of Jacques Cartier in 1534. The vicar apostolic was
François de Laval. As The vicar apostolic of Québec, Laval was a central member of the
Sovereign Council of New France
The Sovereign Council (french: Conseil souverain) was a governing body in New France. It served as both Supreme Court for the colony of New France, as well as a policy-making body, though this latter role diminished over time. The council, though ...
. Arguably, while he was charged with only the spiritual matters of New France, he had the most influence as he was the highest representative of the Church, as well as having excellent relations with
King Louis XIV
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. In 1663, Laval would establish the
Seminary of Québec. In 1674, with the population of New France growing rapidly and the Seminary of Québec enrolling more students,
Pope Clement X elevated the Apostolic Vicariate to a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
, which would depend directly on the
Holy See
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; this provision would later secure its permanence after
New France
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passed into the hands of
Great Britain
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in 1760. At its peak, in 1712, the Diocese of Québec covered the entire American continent to the Gulf of Mexico. Only the British colonies that would later become the United States and the Spanish colony of Florida were not under the authority of the Bishop of Quebec.
British Rule
Under British rule, the peoples of Québec were discriminated against in respect of their Catholic faith and their language. Any person in the
Empire
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wanting to take a position had to take the
Test Oath
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which denounced their faith. Because almost all the colonists were French-speaking Catholics, the Test Oath prevented the local population from participating in local politics. However, in 1774, the British Parliament passed the
Quebec Act that allowed Québec to restore the use of French customary law ("'") in private matters alongside the British common law system, and allowed the Church to collect tithes on Roman Catholics businesses and property. In 1819, the diocese was elevated to an
archdiocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
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. By 1840, political leaders formally recognized the Church. The Archdiocese of Québec was split into new dioceses as the population increased.
Today
It lost large pieces of its territory with the formation of the Dioceses of
Halifax and
Kingston
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Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
in 1817, the Diocese of
Charlottetown
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in 1829, the Diocese of
St. Boniface
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in 1844 and the Diocese of
Montréal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-p ...
in 1852.
It is common, but not inherent to the title, for the Archbishops of Québec to either be named to the cardinalate while serving or when transferred to a larger archdiocese or to a post in the
Roman Curia.
Primate of Canada
Since 24 January 1956, the Archbishop of Québec has the ceremonial title of
Primate
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of Canada; the title was given to the reigning Archbishop of Québec by
Pope Pius XII
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.
Bishop's Palace and Chapel of Bishop's Palace
Built in 1693 to 1694 on order by
Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier
Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de St. Vallier (November 14, 1653 – December 26, 1727) is most known as Quebec's second bishop. Born in the southeastern French city of Grenoble in 1653, to a wealthy land owning family, Saint-Vallier swi ...
, the Chapel of Bishop's Palace was a private place of worship for the Bishop of Quebec and located within the residence (or Bishop's Palace).
Following the British conquest the Chapel was leased to
Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec from 1777 to 1791 and successors
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and
Legislative Council of Lower Canada from 1791 to 1833.
The chapel was demolished in 1831 to build a new addition where the two legislative houses met from 1834 to 1839. The new addition and Bishop's residence would survived until it was demolished in 1852-1853. A new Bishop's residence by Thomas Baillarge was built in 1844 to 1847 slight north.
Preparing for the return of Parliament to Quebec City, a new parliamentary building was completed from 1853 to 1854 on Côte de la Montagne, but it burned down shortly after.
Parliament relocated within the city to
Quebec Music Hall
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and
Quebec City Courthouse until capital rotated out again.
Rebuilt by 1860 and served Parliament until 1866. The building was repurposed as
Parliament of the new province of Quebec in 1867. A fire destroyed this building in 1883 and decision was made to relocate to the nearly complete new
home
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which had begun construction since 1877. The burned out building was demolished by 1894. Today the old Parliament site is now home to
Parc Montmorency.
Leadership
Ordinaries
Below is a list of individuals who have led the Archdiocese of Quebec and its antecedent jurisdictions since its founding.
Apostolic Vicars of New France
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*
François de Laval (1658–1674)
Bishops of Québec
*
François de Laval (1674–1688)
*
Jean-Baptiste de la Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier
Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de St. Vallier (November 14, 1653 – December 26, 1727) is most known as Quebec's second bishop. Born in the southeastern French city of Grenoble in 1653, to a wealthy land owning family, Saint-Vallier swi ...
(1688–1727)
*
Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay
Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay (September 20, 1663 – November 28, 1741) was bishop of the diocese of Quebec from 1727 to 1733, although he never went to Canada. From a noble family, he joined the Capuchins. Appointed Vicar-General for Louis ...
(1727–1733)
*
Pierre-Herman Dosquet
Pierre-Herman Dosquet (4 March 1691 – 4 March 1777) was the fourth Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, bishop of Quebec.
Life
Pierre-Herman Dosquet was born in Liège, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the son of Laurent and Anne-Jeanne Goffar. His ...
(1733–1739)
*
François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière
François-Louis de Pourroy de Lauberivière (June 16, 1711 – August 20, 1740) was the fifth bishop of the diocese of Quebec (1739–1740). He was trained in France and had a doctor of theology from the Sorbonne.
Biography
François-Louis w ...
(1739–1740)
*
Henri-Marie Dubreil de Pontbriand
Henri-Marie Dubreuil de Pontbriand ( c. January 1708 – 8 June 1760), who became the sixth bishop of Roman Catholic diocese of Quebec, was from a titled family and grew up at the Pontbriand Château (now in Ille-et-Vilaine), France.
Biography
He ...
(1741–1760)
*
Jean-Olivier Briand
Jean-Olivier Briand (January 23, 1715 – June 25, 1794) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quebec from 1766 to 1784.
Life
Jean-Olivier Briand was born at Plérin, Brittany on January 23, 1715. He studied at the Seminary of St. Brieu ...
(1766–1784)
*
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d’Esgly (24 April 1710 – 4 June 1788) was the eighth bishop of the diocese of Quebec.
Life
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d’Esgly was born 24 April 1710,[Jean-François Hubert
Jean-François Hubert, (February 23, 1739 – October 17, 1797), bishop of Quebec, trained at the Sulpician seminary in Montreal. He was taken under the protection of Bishop Dubreil and served for a time as the bishop's secretary.
Life
Jean- ...]
(1788–1797)
*
Pierre Denaut
Pierre Denaut (20 July 1743 – 17 January 1806) was the tenth bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Quebec and the last before it became an Archdiocese. He served as bishop from 1797 to 1806.
Life
Pierre Denaut was born in Montreal on 20 Jul ...
(1797–1806)
*
Joseph-Octave Plessis
Joseph-Octave Plessis (March 3, 1763 – December 4, 1825) was a Canadian Roman Catholic clergyman from Quebec. He was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec after the diocese was elevated to the status of an archdiocese. ...
(1806–1819)
Archbishops of Québec
*
Joseph-Octave Plessis
Joseph-Octave Plessis (March 3, 1763 – December 4, 1825) was a Canadian Roman Catholic clergyman from Quebec. He was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec after the diocese was elevated to the status of an archdiocese. ...
(1819–1825)
*
Bernard-Claude Panet
Bernard-Claude Panet (January 9, 1753 – February 14, 1833) was a Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec.
Born in Quebec City, the son of Jean-Claude Panet, he was from a family of 14 children. He had two siblings who gained some f ...
(1825–1833)
*
Joseph Signay
Joseph Signay, (8 November 1778 – 3 October 1850), was the third archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec.
Signay was ordained in 1802 by Bishop Pierre Denaut and began a number of years of parish duties. In 1814, he was appoin ...
(1833–1850)
*
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon (November 13, 1787 in Quebec City, Quebec – August 25, 1867 in Quebec City) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec for 17 years.
Life
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon was born in Québec on November 13, 17 ...
(1850–1867)
*
Charles-François Baillargeon
Charles-François Baillargeon (April 26, 1798 – October 13, 1870) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop.
Biography
He was from Lower Canada and studied at the Collège de Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Collège de Nico ...
(1867–1870)
* Cardinal
Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau (1870–1898)
* Cardinal
Louis Nazaire Bégin (1898–1925)
*
Paul-Eugène Roy
Paul-Eugène Roy (8 November 1859 – 20 February 1926) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, and Archbishop of Quebec
The archbishop of Quebec is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, who is responsible for looking after it ...
(1925–1926)
* Cardinal
Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau
Félix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau (April 6, 1866 – May 30, 1931) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1926 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1927.
Early life
One of ele ...
(1926–1931)
* Cardinal
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve (1931–1947)
* Cardinal
Maurice Roy
Maurice Roy (January 25, 1905 – October 24, 1985) was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Quebec from 1947 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.
Early life
Roy was born in Quebec ...
(1947–1981)
* Cardinal
Louis-Albert Vachon
Louis-Albert Vachon, (February 4, 1912 – September 29, 2006) was a Canadian educator, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and Archbishop of Quebec.
He became a cardinal on May 25, 1985.
History
Vachon was born and raised in Saint-F ...
(1981–1990)
*
(1990–2002)
* Cardinal
Marc Ouellet (2002–2010), appointed Prefect of the
Congregation for Bishops
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* Cardinal
Gérald Lacroix (2011–present)
Coadjutor archbishops
Under the
Code of Canon Law Code of Canon Law () may refer to:
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* 1917 Code of Canon Law, code of canon law for the Catholi ...
, the
coadjutor bishop
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has the right of succession (''cum jure successionis'') upon the death, retirement or resignation of the diocesan bishop he is assisting.
All coadjutor ordinaries except for
Charles-François Bailly de Messein
Charles François Bailly de Messein (4 November 1740 – 20 May 1794) was a priest active in the British province of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his Loyalist activism during the American invasion of Quebec, ...
eventually succeeded to become head of the Archdiocese of Quebec or its antecedent jurisdictions.
*
Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay
Louis-François Duplessis de Mornay (September 20, 1663 – November 28, 1741) was bishop of the diocese of Quebec from 1727 to 1733, although he never went to Canada. From a noble family, he joined the Capuchins. Appointed Vicar-General for Louis ...
(1713–1727), as coadjutor bishop
*
Pierre-Herman Dosquet
Pierre-Herman Dosquet (4 March 1691 – 4 March 1777) was the fourth Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, bishop of Quebec.
Life
Pierre-Herman Dosquet was born in Liège, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the son of Laurent and Anne-Jeanne Goffar. His ...
(1729–1733), as coadjutor bishop
*
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d’Esgly (24 April 1710 – 4 June 1788) was the eighth bishop of the diocese of Quebec.
Life
Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d’Esgly was born 24 April 1710,[Jean-François Hubert
Jean-François Hubert, (February 23, 1739 – October 17, 1797), bishop of Quebec, trained at the Sulpician seminary in Montreal. He was taken under the protection of Bishop Dubreil and served for a time as the bishop's secretary.
Life
Jean- ...]
(1785–1788), as coadjutor bishop
*
Charles-François Bailly de Messein
Charles François Bailly de Messein (4 November 1740 – 20 May 1794) was a priest active in the British province of Quebec during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for his Loyalist activism during the American invasion of Quebec, ...
(1788–1794), as coadjutor bishop; did not succeed to the see
*
Pierre Denaut
Pierre Denaut (20 July 1743 – 17 January 1806) was the tenth bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Quebec and the last before it became an Archdiocese. He served as bishop from 1797 to 1806.
Life
Pierre Denaut was born in Montreal on 20 Jul ...
(1794–1797), as coadjutor bishop
*
Joseph-Octave Plessis
Joseph-Octave Plessis (March 3, 1763 – December 4, 1825) was a Canadian Roman Catholic clergyman from Quebec. He was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec after the diocese was elevated to the status of an archdiocese. ...
(1800–1806), as coadjutor bishop
*
Bernard-Claude Panet
Bernard-Claude Panet (January 9, 1753 – February 14, 1833) was a Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec.
Born in Quebec City, the son of Jean-Claude Panet, he was from a family of 14 children. He had two siblings who gained some f ...
(1806–1825)
*
Joseph Signay
Joseph Signay, (8 November 1778 – 3 October 1850), was the third archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec.
Signay was ordained in 1802 by Bishop Pierre Denaut and began a number of years of parish duties. In 1814, he was appoin ...
(1826–1833)
*
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon (November 13, 1787 in Quebec City, Quebec – August 25, 1867 in Quebec City) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec for 17 years.
Life
Pierre-Flavien Turgeon was born in Québec on November 13, 17 ...
(1834–1850)
*
Charles-François Baillargeon
Charles-François Baillargeon (April 26, 1798 – October 13, 1870) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and archbishop.
Biography
He was from Lower Canada and studied at the Collège de Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud and Collège de Nico ...
(1851–1867)
*
Louis Nazaire Bégin (1892–1898); future Cardinal
*
Paul-Eugène Roy
Paul-Eugène Roy (8 November 1859 – 20 February 1926) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, and Archbishop of Quebec
The archbishop of Quebec is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, who is responsible for looking after it ...
(1920–1925)
Auxiliary bishops
Unlike coadjutors,
auxiliary bishops do not have the right of succession, per canon 975, §1 of the
1983 Code of Canon Law
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.
[ Four auxiliaries went on to become Archbishop of Quebec.
* ]Pierre-Herman Dosquet
Pierre-Herman Dosquet (4 March 1691 – 4 March 1777) was the fourth Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, bishop of Quebec.
Life
Pierre-Herman Dosquet was born in Liège, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the son of Laurent and Anne-Jeanne Goffar. His ...
(1727–1729), appointed coadjutor of this archdiocese
* Aeneas Bernard MacEachern (1819–1821), appointed Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
* Jean-Jacques Lartigue (1820–1836), appointed Bishop of Montréal, Québec
* Pierre-Antoine Tabeau
Pierre-Antoine Tabeau (11 October 1782 – May 18, 1835) was a Roman Catholic priest and vicar general. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Tabeau, a trader and militia man who was involved in the fur trade out of New France. He was a protégé of ...
(1834); did not take effect
* Joseph Norbert Provencher (1820–1844), appointed Vicar Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest)
* Paul-Eugène Roy
Paul-Eugène Roy (8 November 1859 – 20 February 1926) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, and Archbishop of Quebec
The archbishop of Quebec is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec, who is responsible for looking after it ...
(1908–1920), appointed coadjutor of this archdiocese
* Joseph Alfred Langlois (1924–1926), appointed Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec
* Joseph-Omer Plante (1927–1948)
* Georges Léon Pelletier (1942–1947), appointed Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec
* Charles-Omer Garant (1948–1962)
* Lionel Audet (1952–1983)
* Laurent Noël
Laurent Noël (March 19, 1920 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Diocese of Trois-Rivières from 1975 to 1996.
Life
Noël was born in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec and was ordained a ...
(1963–1975) (Apostolic Administrator of Hauterive, Québec, 1974–1975), appointed Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec
* Louis-Albert Vachon
Louis-Albert Vachon, (February 4, 1912 – September 29, 2006) was a Canadian educator, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and Archbishop of Quebec.
He became a cardinal on May 25, 1985.
History
Vachon was born and raised in Saint-F ...
(1977–1981), appointed Archbishop of this archdiocese; future Cardinal
* Jean-Paul Labrie (1977–1995)
* (1982–1988), appointed Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec; later returned to this archdiocese as Archbishop
* Marc Leclerc (1982–1998)
* Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette
Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (born November 22, 1944) is the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada. He was formerly bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau.
Morissette was born in Thet ...
(1987–1990), appointed Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec
* Clément Fecteau
Joseph Georges Émile Clément Fecteau (20 April 1933 – 31 December 2017) was a Canadian Roman Catholic bishop.
Fecteau was born in Sainte-Marie, Quebec and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He subsequently served as an auxiliary bisho ...
(1989–1996), appointed Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec
* Eugène Tremblay
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(1994–2008), appointed Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec
* Jean Gagnon (1998–2002), appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec
* Pierre-André Fournier (2005–2008), appointed Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec
* Gilles Lemay (2005–2011), appointed Bishop of Amos, Québec
* Gérald Lacroix (2009–2011), appointed Archbishop of this archdiocese; future Cardinal
* Paul Lortie
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
(2009–2012), appointed Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec
* Denis Grondin (2011–2015), appointed Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec
* Louis Corriveau (2016–2019), appointed Bishop of Joliette, Québec
* Marc Pelchat (2016–present)
* Martin Laliberté (2019–present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
* Thomas Maguire, appointed Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Nova Scotia in 1819; did not take effect
* Rémi Gaulin
Rémi Gaulin (30 June 1787 – 8 May 1857) was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop who spent time in the service of Bishop Joseph-Octave Plessis. Plessis ordained Gaulin in 1811 and appointed him curate to Alexander MacDonell in Upper Canada ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Kingston, Ontario in 1833
* Michael Power, appointed Bishop of Toronto, Ontario in 1841
* William Dollard (Dullard), appointed Bishop of New Brunswick in 1842
* Francis Xavier Norbert Blanchet, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Oregon Territory, USA in 1843
* John Charles Prince
Jean-Charles Prince (13 February 1804 – 5 May 1860) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, teacher, seminary administrator, editor, and Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada from 1852 to 1860.
Life
Jean-Charles Prince was born 13 February ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Montréal, Québec in 1844
* Augustin Magloire Alexandre Blanchet, appointed Bishop of Walla Walla, Oregon, USA in 1846
* Joseph La Rocque
Joseph La Rocque, also spelled Larocque, (28 August 1808 – 18 November 1887) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, professor, and bishop.
Life
Born in Chambly, Lower Canada, Joseph La Rocque received a classical education at the Collèg ...
, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Montréal, Québec in 1852
* Charles LaRocque
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, appointed Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec in 1866
* Jean-Pierre-François Laforce Langevin, appointed Bishop of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec in 1867
* Olivier Elzéar Mathieu
Olivier Elzéar Mathieu (24 December 1853 – 26 October 1929) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, academic, and Archbishop of Regina.
Biography
Born in Saint-Roch (Quebec City), the son of Joseph Mathieu and Marguerite Latouche, he studied ...
, appointed Bishop of Regina, Saskatchewan in 1911
* Arthur Douville, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec in 1939
* Bruno Desrochers
Bruno may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname
* Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880)
* Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
, appointed Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec in 1951
* Paul Bernier Paul Bernier (18 January 1906 – 21 November 1964) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the Archdiocese of Quebec and international organization, served briefly in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, and then as Bishop of ...
, appointed titular Archbishop in 1952
* Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec in 1960
* Jean-Guy Couture, appointed Bishop of Hauterive, Québec in 1975
* Noël Simard
Noel or Noël may refer to:
Christmas
* , French for Christmas
* Noel is another name for a Christmas carol
Places
*Noel, Missouri, United States, a city
*Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community
*1563 Noël, an asteroid
*Mount Noel, British ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario in 2008
Recent appointments
On February 22, 2011, Vatican Information Service
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(VIS) and Catholic News Service
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The agency's domestic service is set to shut down at the end of 2022, but its Rome bur ...
(CNS), announced that Pope Benedict XVI
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had named the 53-year-old Bishop Gérald Lacroix, until then an Auxiliary Bishop (assistant bishop) of Quebec (since 2009), as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec and Primate of Canada. As archbishop, he succeeds Marc Ouellet, his former superior, who became the prefect of one of the Roman Curia's most important administrative departments, the Sacred Congregation for Bishops
The Dicastery for Bishops, formerly named Congregation for Bishops (), is the department of the Roman Curia that oversees the selection of most new bishops. Its proposals require papal approval to take effect, but are usually followed. The Dic ...
, in July 2010. Lacroix is a member of the Quebec-based Saint Pope Pius X Secular Institute. Lacroix was born in Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Quebec
Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.
The municipality is named after Hilary of Poitiers and the county of Dorset in England.
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, on July 27, 1957, the eldest son in a family of seven children. At the age of 8, his family settled in Manchester
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, largest city of New Hampshire
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(in the U.S.), where he attended the parochial elementary school of Saint Anthony of Padua and Trinity High School. He studied one year at Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 1889, it is the third-oldest Catholic college in New England. Named for Saint Anselm of Canterbury (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to ...
in neighboring Goffstown. He joined the Pius X Secular Institute as a consecrated lay member in 1975, and made perpetual vows in 1982. The same year, he was named secretary general of the institute. He earned a master's degree in pastoral theology at Laval University
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
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* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxemb ...
, and from 1985 to 1987, directed the La Maison du Renouveau, a formation and Christian renewal centre. He was ordained a priest on October 8, 1988, in the parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Recouvrance. He was ordained to the episcopacy as Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec on May 24, 2009.
On December 12, 2011, Pope Benedict appointed Gaetan Proulx and Denis Grondin Jr.
Denis may refer to:
People
* Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris
* Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure
* Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary
* Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ...
as Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Quebec to serve under Lacroix. They were ordained to the episcopacy as Auxiliary Bishops of Quebec on February 25, 2012.
On May 4, 2015, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Grondin as Archbishop of Rimouski.
On July 2, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Proulx as Bishop of Gaspé. On October 25, 2016, the same pope appointed Louis Corriveau and Marc Pelchat as Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese. In 2019, he transferred Bishop Corriveau to a diocesan post elsewhere, and on November 25 appointed Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. as auxiliary here.
References
External links
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* Voisine, Nive. Histoire Du Catholicisme Québécois. Montréal, Montreal: Boréal Express, Boreal express, 1984.
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