The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier ( la, Dioecesis Montis Laurei) is a

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that includes part of the Province of

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. The diocese contains 51 parishes, 32 active diocesan priests, 7 religious priests, and 82,000 Catholics. It also has 66 Women Religious, and 15 Religious Brothers. The Vatican's website, as of 2011, gives an area of 19,968 (units not given); a total population of 95,256; a Catholic population of 77,340; 35 priests; 1 permanent deacon; and 58 religious. After Bishop Lortie's retirement, this diocese came under an Apostolic Administrator, Most Rev. Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau, the metropolitan of the (ecclesiastical) province which includes this diocese. On June 1, 2020,

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appointed Raymond Poisson to serve as Bishop of Mont-Laurier, concurrently as Bishop of Saint-Jerome, in the form of “in persona episcopi” (Latin, means "in the persons of the bishop).

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Mont-Laurier, including auxiliary bishops, and their terms of service: *

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(1913-1922) *

Joseph-Eugène Limoges Monseigneur Joseph-Eugène Limoges (November 15, 1879 – March 1, 1965) was a Canadian prelate who was Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec from 1922 to 1965. Born in Sainte-Scholastique, Quebec, he was ordained in 1902. Appointed bishop by Pius ...

(1922-1965) *

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(1956-1978) *

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(1978-2001) *

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(2001-2012) *

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(2012-2019) *Raymond Poisson (2020–Present)

References

Diocese of Mont-Laurier page at catholichierarchy.org
retrieved July 14, 2006 {{Authority control

Mont-Laurier Mont-Laurier () is a town and incorporated municipality in northwest Quebec, Canada, located on the banks of the Lièvre River (''Rivière du Lièvre''), a tributary of the Ottawa River. Known as the "Capital of the Haute-Laurentides", the motto ...

Catholic Church in Quebec