Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
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| Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe Dioecesis Sancti Hyacinthi |
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 Cathedral of Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 June 1852 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Website | |
| diocese-st-hyacinthe.qc.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hyacinthi) (erected 8 June 1852) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke.
[edit] Ordinaries
- John Charles Prince (1852 - 1860)
- Joseph La Rocque (1860 - 1866)
- Charles La Rocque (1866 - 1875)
- Bl. Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1875 - 1901)
- Maxime Decelles (1901 - 1905)
- Alexis-Xyste Bernard (1905 - 1923)
- Fabien-Zoël Decelles (1924 - 1942)
- Arthur Douville (1942 - 1967)
- Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. (1967 - 1979)
- Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. (1979 - 1998)
- François Lapierre, P.M.E. (1998 - )
[edit] Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1874 | Archdiocese of Québec Diocese of Trois Rivières |
Diocese of Sherbrooke |
[edit] External links and references
- Église de Saint-Hyacinthe official site (in French)
- "Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsthy.html. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
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