Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau

Archdiocese of Gatineau
Archidioecesis Gatinensis
Archidiocèse de Gatineau

Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Gatineau
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Gatineau
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
277,192
231,325 (83.5%%)
Parishes 61
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph
Patron saint Mary, Mother of the Church
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Paul-André Durocher
Emeritus Bishops Roger Ébacher
Website
diocesegatineau.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau (Latin: Archidioecesis Gatinensis) is situated in the province of Quebec. Its ecclesiastical province includes the suffragan dioceses of Amos, Mont-Laurier and Rouyn-Noranda. It is currently led by Archbishop Paul-André Durocher.

As of 2006, the archdiocese contains 61 parishes, 47 active diocesan priests, 29 religious priests, and 231,000 Catholics. It also has 202 women religious, and 39 religious brothers.[1]

Diocesan bishops

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

History

The archdiocese was founded in 1963 as the Diocese of Hull, within the ecclesiastical province of Ottawa and with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Ottawa. Its name was changed in 1982 to Diocese of Gatineau-Hull. In 1990, the diocese was raised to the rank of a metropolitan see as the Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull. Its current name was established in 2005.[1]

Cathedral

When the diocese was founded in 1963 as the Diocese of Hull, it had as its cathedral, Holy Redeemer Church in Hull. In 1982, when it was renamed as the Diocese of Gatineau-Hull, it had two co-cathedrals, St. John Vianney Church in Gatineau and St. Joseph Church in Hull.[2] In 2005, when it became the Archdiocese of Gatineau, it ceased to have co-cathedrals as St. Joseph Cathedral became the cathedral for the whole archdiocese.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Archdiocese of Gatineau". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ Jalons d'histoire 1963-1997 from Archdiocese of Gatineau, retrieved 4 January 2015
  3. ↑ Archdiocese of Gatineau-Hull changes its name from Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, 9 November 2005, retrieved 4 January 2014

Coordinates: 45°26′09″N 75°44′02″W / 45.4358°N 75.7338°W / 45.4358; -75.7338

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