The Diocese of Edmundston, ( la, Dioecesis Edmundstonensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. The diocese was erected 16 December 1944. The Diocese of Edmundston is a

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in the

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of the

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Archdiocese of Moncton.

Bishops

Ordinaries

*Marie-Antoine Roy, O.F.M. (1945–1948) *Joseph-Roméo Gagnon (1949–1970) *Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M. (1970–1983) * Gérard Dionne (1983–1993) *

François Thibodeau François Thibodeau, C.I.M., (July 27, 1939 – June 26, 2023) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate and member of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (C.I.M.), also known as the Eudists. He served as the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese o ...

, C.I.M. (1993–2009) - Bishop Emeritus * Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (2009–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Joseph-Aurèle Plourde Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, (January 12, 1915 – January 5, 2013) was a Canadians, Canadian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario. Early years Archbishop Plourde was born in Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick to Antoine Plourde a ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario in 1964

External links and references

Diocese of Edmundston
''official site'' *

Edmundston Edmundston is a city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada. On 1 January 2023, Edmundston will expanded, annexing the village of Rivière-Verte and parts of the local service districts of the parish of Saint-Jacques and the parish of Sai ...

Christian organizations established in 1944 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Organizations based in New Brunswick Edmundston Catholic Church in New Brunswick 1944 establishments in New Brunswick {{Canada-RC-diocese-stub