Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau

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Archdiocese of Gatineau

Archidioecesis Gatinensis

Archidiocèse de Gatineau
Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau.svg
Location
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ecclesiastical province Gatineau
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
277,192
231,325 (83.5%%)
Parishes61
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, Gatineau
Patron saint Mary, Mother of the Church
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Paul-André Durocher
Bishops emeritusRoger Ébacher
Map
Erzbistum Gatineau.svg
Website
diocesegatineau.org

The Archdiocese of Gatineau (Latin : Archidioecesis Gatinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese situated in the province of Quebec. The Archdiocese of Gatineau is the metropolitan of its ecclesiastical province, which also contains two suffragan dioceses: Dioceses of Amos and Rouyn-Noranda. It is currently led by Archbishop Paul-André Durocher.

Contents

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]

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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

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