Archdiocese of Sherbrooke

Archdiocese of Sherbrooke

*Archidioecesis Sherbrookensis*
Archdiocese of Sherbrooke; Archidioecesis Sherbrookensis
	Logo of the Diocese
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Sherbrooke
Population	; 304,000 (89.9%);
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishops emeritus	Luc Cyr
Website
	diocesedesherbrooke.org

Last updated September 16, 2025

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sherbrooke (Latin : Archidioecesis Sherbrookensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the civil province of Quebec and includes the suffragan dioceses of Nicolet and Saint-Hyacinthe. It is currently led by Luc Cyr.

History

By 1830, Irish and French Canadian Catholics in the area worshipped at a small chapel dedicated to St. Columban. In 1874, the Diocese of Sherbrooke was created from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. Antoine Racine was appointed the first bishop. The following year, Racine founded the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée,^[1] taught he theology for a number of years.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

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

Antoine Racine (1874–1893)
Paul LaRocque (1893–1926)
Alphonse-Osias Gagnon (1927–1941)
Philippe Desranleau (1941–1952)
Georges Cabana (1952–1967)
Jean-Marie Fortier (1968–1996)
André Gaumond (1996–2011)^[2]
Luc Cyr (2011–2025)

Coadjutor bishops

Georges Cabana (1952)
André Gaumond (1995–1996)

Auxiliary bishop

Alphonse-Osias Gagnon (1923–1927), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Donald Lapointe, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec in 2002
Daniel Jodoin, appointed Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick in 2013
Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger, appointed Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec in 2020

References

↑ "Bishop Antoine Racine (1822–1893), First Catholic Bishop of Sherbrooke", Townships Heritage
↑ "Sala Stampa". Press.catholica.va. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

External links

Archdiocese of Sherbrooke page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006

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[1] "Bishop Antoine Racine (1822–1893), First Catholic Bishop of Sherbrooke", Townships Heritage

[2] "Sala Stampa". Press.catholica.va. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

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