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Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil

October 15, 2023

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in (mostly francophone) Québec, southeastern Canada.

Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis

Diocèse de Saint-Jean Longueuil
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryMontérégie
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Montréal
Coordinates45°32′25″N 73°30′28″W / 45.54028°N 73.50778°W / 45.54028; -73.50778
Statistics
Area2,078 km2 (802 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
762,240[1]
634,425 (83.2%)
Parishes45
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 9, 1933
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue
Patron saintJohn the Evangelist
Secular priests60
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopClaude Hamelin
Metropolitan ArchbishopChristian Lépine
Bishops emeritusLionel Gendron, P.S.S.
Website
dsjl.org

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

It has a Co-Cathedral: Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Longueuil, Québec, and a Minor basilica: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes, Québec.

History Edit

  • Erected on 9 June 1933, as the Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Montréal, its Metropolitan.
  • It was renamed on 27 February 1982 as Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil / SanctiIoannis–Longolien(sis) (Latin).

Statistics Edit

As per 2015, it pastorally served 634,425 Catholics (83.2% of 762,240 total) on 2,078 km2 (802 sq mi) in 45 parishes and 1 mission with 89 priests (60 diocesan, 29 religious), 4 deacons, 350 lay religious (99 brothers, 251 sisters) and 4 seminarians.

Bishops Edit

Episcopal Ordinaries Edit

(all Roman Rite native Canadians)

Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
  • Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget (1934.05.12 – death 1955.02.03)
  • Gérard-Marie Coderre (1955.02.03 – retired 1978.05.03), died 1993; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Ægæ (1951.07.05 – 1955.02.03) and Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1951.07.05 – 1955.02.03)
  • Bernard Hubert (1978.05.03 – 1982.02.27 see below), previously Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (Canada) (1971.06.25 – 1977.01.27), Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (1977.01.27 – 1978.05.03)
Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Longueuil
  • Bernard Hubert (see above 1982.02.27 – death 1996.02.02), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1985 – 1987)
  • Jacques Berthelet, Viatorians (C.S.V.) (1996.12.27 – retired 2010.10.28), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2001 – 2003); previously Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator (Viatorians) (1984 – 1986.12.19), Titular Bishop of Lamsorti (1986.12.19 – 1996.12.27) as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (1986.12.19 – succession 1996.12.27)
  • Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (28 October 2010 - retired 5 November 2019), also vice-president of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015.09.15 – 2017.09.27); previously Titular Bishop of Tagase (2006.02.11 – 2010.10.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Canada) (2006.02.11 – 2010.10.28)
  • Claude Hamelin (5 November 2019 – present)

Coadjutor bishops Edit

  • Gérard-Marie Coderre (1951–1955)
  • Bernard Hubert (1977–1978)

Auxiliary bishops Edit

  • Robert Lebel (1974–1976), appointed Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec
  • Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. (1986–1996), appointed Bishop here
  • Louis Dicaire (2004–2020)
  • Claude Hamelin (2015–2019), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Edit

  • Raymond Poisson, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec in 2012

See also Edit

Sources and external links Edit

  • GCatholic, with Google map - data for all sections
  • Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil site (in French)
  • "Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

References Edit

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2017 (Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017), 627.

October 15, 2023
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