The Archdiocese of Gatineau ( la, Archidioecesis Gatinensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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situated in the province of

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. The Archdiocese of Gatineau is the metropolitan of its

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, which also contains three

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s: Dioceses of Amos,

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and

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. It is currently led by Archbishop

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. As of 2006, the archdiocese contains 61 parishes, 47 active diocesan priests, 29 religious priests, and 231,000 Catholics. It also has 202 women religious, and 39 religious brothers.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Gatineau and their terms of service: *

Paul-Émile Charbonneau Paul-Émile Charbonneau (May 4, 1922 – May 21, 2014) was a Canadian Prelate of Catholic Church. Charbonneau was born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec and was ordained a priest on May 31, 1947. Charbonneau was appointed auxiliary archbishop to ...

(1963–1973) *

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(1974–1987) *

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(1988–2011) *

(2011–present)

History

The archdiocese was founded in 1963 as the "Diocese of Hull," within the ecclesiastical province of Ottawa and with territory taken from the

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. Its name was changed in 1982 to "Diocese of Gatineau–Hull." In 1990, the diocese was raised to the rank of a metropolitan see as the "Archdiocese of Gatineau–Hull." Its current name was established in 2005.

Cathedral

When the diocese was founded in 1963 as the Diocese of Hull, it had as its cathedral, Holy Redeemer Church in Hull. In 1982, when it was renamed as the Diocese of Gatineau–Hull, it had two co-cathedrals, St. John Vianney Church in Gatineau and St. Joseph Church in Hull. In 2005, when it became the Archdiocese of Gatineau, it ceased to have co-cathedrals as St. Joseph Cathedral became the cathedral for the whole archdiocese.Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull changes its name
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References

Organizations based in Gatineau {{R-C provinces in Canada