The Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda () is a

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that includes part of the

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in the Gatineau ecclesiastical province. The Diocese was erected in November of 1973 from the territory within Quebec of Diocese of Timmins, with

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as the first Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Rouyn-Noranda and their terms of service: *

(1973 – 2001) * Dorylas Moreau (30 November 2001 – 25 June 2019) * Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger (31 January 2020 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Pierre Goudreault, appointed Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec in 2017

References

Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda page at catholichierarchy.org
retrieved July 14, 2006

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda Official Site

Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda (; Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population 42,313) is a city on Osisko Lake in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. The city of Rouyn-Noranda is coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipalit ...

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