Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield

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Diocese of Valleyfield

Dioecesis Campivallensis
The Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Valleyfield
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceQuébec
MetropolitanMontréal
Statistics
Population
- Catholics
201,000 (73.9%)
Parishes24
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1892
CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNoël Simard
Metropolitan ArchbishopChristian Lépine

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield (Latin: Dioecesis Campivallensis) is a Catholic diocese in Quebec and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montreal. It was erected in 1892.[1]

The diocese, which is based in the western suburbs of Montreal, features approximately 201,000 baptized Catholics. Parishioners are served by 73 priests, 17 deacons, 31 religious brothers, and 76 religious sisters. In 2008, the diocese consolidated its 63 parishes into 24.

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  1. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Valleyfield" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.


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