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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet ( la, Dioecesis Nicoletana) (erected 10 July 1885) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke,
The seat of the bishop (or "ordinary") is the Cathedral of St. Jean-Baptiste, a spectacular building opened in 1963, which seats 1,200 worshippers and features extensive stained glass as well as other artwork by a number of local artists. The present building is the fifth cathedral, successor to four previous buildings that fell victim to various physical disasters: two collapses, a fire, and damage from the Nicolet landslide of 1955. A frieze of stained glass in the apse shows characters from the Bible and from the history of the Christian church, including a portrait of Bishop Martin, who was responsible for construction of the new building.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet Official Site
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Cathedral
The seat of the bishop (or "ordinary") is the Cathedral of St. Jean-Baptiste, a spectacular building opened in 1963, which seats 1,200 worshippers and features extensive stained glass as well as other artwork by a number of local artists. The present building is the fifth cathedral, successor to four previous buildings that fell victim to various physical disasters: two collapses, a fire, and damage from the Nicolet landslide of 1955. A frieze of stained glass in the apse shows characters from the Bible and from the history of the Christian church, including a portrait of Bishop Martin, who was responsible for construction of the new building.
Bishops
Ordinaries
* Elphège Gravel (1885 – 1904) * Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault (1904 – 1937) * Albini Lafortune (1938 – 1950) * Joseph Albertus Martin (1950 – 1989) * Raymond Saint-Gelais (1989 – 2011) *André Gazaille (2011 – 2022) *Daniel Jodoin (2022 – )Coadjutor bishops
* Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault (1899-1904) * Joseph Albertus Martin (1950) * Raymond Saint-Gelais (1988-1989)Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
* Joseph-Roméo Gagnon, appointed Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick in 1949Bibliography
* *External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet Official Site
Nicolet Nicolet Nicolet 1885 establishments in Canada Nicolet, Quebec {{Canada-RC-diocese-stub