Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos

Coordinates: 48°34′00″N 78°07′00″W / 48.5667°N 78.1167°W / 48.5667; -78.1167
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Diocese of Amos

Dioecesis Amosensis

Diocèse d'Amos
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceGatineau
Population
- Catholics
91,600 (79.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 December 1938
CathedralCathédrale Ste-Thérese d'Avila
Patron saintTeresa of Avila
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGilles Lemay
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul-André Durocher
Website
http://www.diocese-amos.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos (French: Diocèse d'Amos, Latin: Dioecesis Amosensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers part of the Province of Quebec. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XI on 3 December 1938. Joseph-Aldée Desmarais was named its first bishop on 20 June 1939 by Pope Pius XII. It has a total area of 127,237 square miles (329,540 km2) and a total population of 115,000.[1]

The diocese has been headed by Gilles Lemay, formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec, since his installation on April 15, 2011. He replaced the retiring bishop, Eugène Tremblay, who had reached the mandatory retirement age for bishops of 75.[1]

The diocese has 35 priests, 47 Religious Sisters,[2] and 91,600 Catholics (2012).[1]

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the Bishops of Amos and their terms of service:

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Roger Ébacher, appointed Bishop of Hauterive, Québec in 1979
  • Marc Ouellet (priest here, 1968-1972), appointed titular Archbishop in 2001; future Cardinal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Diocese of Amos". Catholic Hierarchy.
  2. ^ "Communautés et Instituts de femmes". Diocèse d'Amos (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-08-13.

External links

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