Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall
Dioecesis Alexandrina–Cornubiensis
Location
Country  Canada
Territory St. Lawrence Valley
Population
- Catholics
56,600 (62.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established January 23, 1890
Cathedral St. Finnan's Cathedral, Alexandria
Co-cathedral Co-cathédrale de la Nativité, Cornwall
Patron saint St. Finnan
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop

Terrence Prendergast

Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall
Website
alexandria-cornwall.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall (Latin: Dioecesis Alexandrina–Cornubiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the easternmost part of the Province of Ontario. The diocese was created by Pope Leo XIII on January 23, 1890. It has also previously operated under the name the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario.

The see of Alexandria-Cornwall is currently vacant, following the appointment of then-bishop Marcel Damphousse as the Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie on November 12, 2015. Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, SJ, of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, was appointed Apostolic Administrator on January 13, 2016, and will remain the diocesan administrator until the appointment and installation of a new bishop.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 32 parishes, 36 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 56,000 Catholics. It also has 32 Women Religious, 13 Religious Brothers, and 16 permanent deacons.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Alexandria-Cornwall, and their terms of service:

  • Alexander Macdonell (1890-1905)
  • William Andrew Macdonell (1906-1920)
  • Félix Couturier (1921-1941)
  • Rosario L. Brodeur (1941-1966)
  • Adolphe E. Proulx (1967-1974)
  • Eugène Philippe LaRocque (1974–2002)
  • Paul-André Durocher (2002–2011)
  • Marcel Damphousse (2012–2015)
  • Terrence Prendergast (2015-2018 - Apostolic Administrator)
  • Terrence Prendergast (2018- )

References

    Coordinates: 45°18′36″N 74°37′57″W / 45.3100°N 74.6324°W / 45.3100; -74.6324


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