Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda

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Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda
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St. Joseph Cathedral
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Logo of the diocese
Location
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Ecclesiastical province Gatineau
Population
- Catholics

58,900 (97.4%)
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Joseph
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopJoseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger
Metropolitan Archbishop Paul-André Durocher
Map
Bistum Rouyn-Noranda.svg
Website
diocese-rouyn-noranda.org

The Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda (Latin : Dioecesis Ruynensis-Norandensis) is a Latin Church diocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. It was led by an Apostolic Administrator, Bishop Gilles Lemay (of the diocese of Amos, another suffragan in the eccleastical province of Gatineau), after the retirement of Bishop Dorylas Moreau until the current bishop, Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger, was installed on March 21, 2020.

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As of 2004, the diocese contains 38 parishes, 24 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 58,000 Catholics. It also has 84 women religious, and 10 religious brothers.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Rouyn-Noranda and their terms of service:

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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