The Roman Catholic Diocese of

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History

It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent on 12 September 1905 and as the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent on 24 November 1945. It became the Diocese of Hauterive in 1960 then the Diocese of Baie-Comeau in 1986, following the fusion of Hauterive and Baie-Comeau in 1982.

Ordinaries

* François-Xavier Bossé (1882–1892) *

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(1892–1903) *

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, C.I.M. (1905–1916) *

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, C.I.M. (1917–1920), appointed Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick * Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. (1922–1938) * Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. (1938–1956) *

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(1956–1974) *

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(1979–1988), appointed Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec * Maurice Couture, R.S.V. (1988–1990), appointed Archbishop of Québec *

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(2008–)

Territorial losses

Bibliography

External links

Diocese of Baie-Comeau site
(in French)

Organizations based in Quebec Baie-Comeau {{Canada-RC-diocese-stub