The Diocese of Amos (french: Diocèse d'Amos, la, Dioecesis Amosensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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that covers part of the Province of

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. The diocese was erected by

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on December 3, 1938. Joseph-Aldée Desmarais was named its first bishop on June 20, 1939 by

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. It has a total area of and a total population of 115,000. The diocese has been headed by

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, formerly an auxiliary bishop of the

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, since his installation on April 15, 2011. He replaced the retiring bishop, Eugène Tremblay, who had reached the mandatory retirement age for bishops of 75. The Diocese of Amos is a

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in the

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of the metropolitan

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. The diocese has 35 priests, 47

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s, and 91,600 Catholics (2012).

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the Bishops of Amos and their terms of service: * Joseph-Aldée Desmarais (1939-1968) * Albert Sanschagrin (auxiliary bishop, 1957-1967) * Gaston Hains (coadjutor, 1967-1968) (1968-1978) * Gérard Drainville (1978-2004) *

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(2011–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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, appointed Bishop of Hauterive, Québec in 1979 *

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, appointed titular archbishop in 2001; later Cardinal Archbishop of Quebec

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos
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