Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette

Diocese of Joliette
Dioecesis Ioliettensis
Location
Country  Canada
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Montreal
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
285,500[1]
257,420[1] (90.2%)
Parishes 23
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 27 January 1904
Cathedral St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral, Joliette
Secular priests 45
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Raymond Poisson
Website
diocesedejoliette.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette (Latin: Dioecesis Ioliettensis) (erected 27 January 1904) is a suffragan in Joliette of the Archdiocese of Montréal.

Ordinaries

  • Joseph Alfred Archambault (1904–1913)
  • Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes (1913–1928)
  • Joseph Arthur Papineau (1928–1968)
  • René Audet (1968–1990)
  • Gilles Lussier (1991–2015)
  • Raymond Poisson (2015-)
  1. 1 2 Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2017 (Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017), 336.

Bibliography

  • Diocese of Joliette site (in French)
  • "Diocese of Joliette". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-13.

Coordinates: 46°01′37″N 73°26′16″W / 46.0269°N 73.4377°W / 46.0269; -73.4377

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