The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil () is a

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of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in (mostly francophone) Québec, southeastern Canada. Its

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episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to

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, in

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. The Diocese also has a

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, dedicated to

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, in

Longueuil Longueuil () is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Montérégie, Montérégie administrative region and the central city of the urban agglomeration of Longueuil. It sits on the South Shore (Montreal), south shore o ...

and a

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: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in

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History

*Erected on 9 June 1933, as the Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Montréal, its Metropolitan. *It was renamed on 27 February 1982 as Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil / SanctiIoannis–Longolien(sis) (Latin).

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 634,425 Catholics (83.2% of 762,240 total) on in 45 parishes and 1 mission with 89 priests (60 diocesan, 29 religious), 4 deacons, 350 lay religious (99 brothers, 251 sisters) and 4 seminarians.

Bishops

Episcopal Ordinaries

(all

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native Canadians) ;'' Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Québec'' * Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget (1934.05.12 – death 1955.02.03) * Gérard-Marie Coderre (1955.02.03 – retired 1978.05.03), died 1993; succeeded as former

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of Ægæ (1951.07.05 – 1955.02.03) and

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of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1951.07.05 – 1955.02.03) *

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(1978.05.03 – 1982.02.27 ''see below''), previously Bishop of

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(Canada) (1971.06.25 – 1977.01.27),

of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1977.01.27 – 1978.05.03) ;'' Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Longueuil'' *Bernard Hubert (''see above'' 1982.02.27 – death 1996.02.02), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1985 – 1987) *

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(C.S.V.) (1996.12.27 – retired 2010.10.28), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2001 – 2003); previously

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(Viatorians) (1984 – 1986.12.19),

of Lamsorti (1986.12.19 – 1996.12.27) as

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of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (1986.12.19 – succession 1996.12.27) *

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, P.S.S. (28 October 2010 - retired 5 November 2019), also vice-president of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015.09.15 – 2017.09.27); previously

of Tagase (2006.02.11 – 2010.10.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (2006.02.11 – 2010.10.28) **

(2004.06.19 – 2020.07.19): Louis Dicaire,

of Thizica (1999.02.18 – 2020.07.19), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (1999.02.18 – 2004.06.19) **Auxiliary Bishop (2015.12.22 – 2019.11.05): Claude Hamelin, Titular Bishop of Apollonia (2015.12.22 – 2019.11.05); next Bishop here * Claude Hamelin (5 November 2019 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

* Gérard-Marie Coderre (1951–1955) *

(1977–1978)

Auxiliary bishops

* Robert Lebel (1974–1976), appointed Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec *

, C.S.V. (1986–1996), appointed Bishop here *

Louis Dicaire Louis Dicaire (29 August 1946 – 19 July 2020) was a Canadians, Canadian Roman Catholic bishop. He was the auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Saint-Jean-Longueuil. Life Born in Montreal, Dicaire was educated at t ...

(2004–2020) * Claude Hamelin (2015–2019), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Raymond Poisson Raymond Poisson (1630–1690) was a French actor and playwright. Mainly a comic actor, he used the stage names Crispin in comedy and Belleroche in tragedy.Gaines 2002, p. 374. Career Poisson joined the company of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Par ...

, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec in 2012

Sources and external links

GCatholic, with Google map - data for all sectionsDiocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil site
(in French) *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Roman Catholic Diocese Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Montreal

Religious organizations established in 1933 Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or ...

Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

Organizations based in Longueuil An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is an entity—such as a company, or corporation or an institution (formal organization), or an association—comprising one or more people and having a parti ...

1933 establishments in Quebec Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...