Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield

Diocese of Valleyfield
Dioecesis Campivallensis
The Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Valleyfield
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Montreal
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
290,153[1]
211,299[1] (72.8%)
Parishes 24
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1892
Cathedral Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile
Secular priests 46
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Noël Simard
Metropolitan Archbishop Christian 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.[2]

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.

Ordinaries

References

  1. 1 2 Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2017 (Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017), 775.
  2. ↑  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Valleyfield". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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