Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski

Archdiocese of Rimouski

*Archidioecesis Sancti Germani*
Archdiocese of Rimouski; Archidioecesis Sancti Germani
	The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Germain de Rimouski
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Quebec
Population; - Catholics	; 147,000 (98.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Saint-Germain Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Archbishop Denis Grondin (installed June 14, 2015; appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, May 4, 2015, to replace the late Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier; until now, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec since 2012, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and Titular Bishop of Campli)
Website
	http://www.dioceserimouski.com

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Germani) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau and Gaspé.

As of 2018, the archdiocese contains 97 parishes, 74 active diocesan priests, 5 religious priests, and 148,320 Catholics. It also has 453 Women Religious, 23 Religious Brothers, and 14 permanent deacons.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Rimouski and their terms of service:

Jean-Pierre-François Laforce-Langevin (1867–1891)
André-Albert Blais (1891–1919)
Joseph-Romuald Léonard (1919–1926)
Georges-Alexandre Courchesne (1928–1950)
Charles Eugène Parent (1951–1967)
Louis Lévesque (1967–1973)
Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet (1973–1992)
Bertrand Blanchet (1992–2008)
Pierre-André Fournier (2008–2015)
Denis Grondin (2015–present)

Coadjutor bishops

André-Albert Blais (1889-1891)
Louis Lévesque (1964-1967)

Auxiliary bishop

Charles Eugène Parent (1944-1951), appointed Archbishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Gérard Couturier, appointed Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec in 1956
Raymond Dumais, appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec in 1993

References

Archdiocese of Rimouski page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006

External links

Official Site

48°27′03″N 68°31′39″W / 48.4507°N 68.5274°W / 48.4507; -68.5274

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