Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gatineau (Latin: Archidioecesis Gatinensis) is situated in the province of Quebec. Its ecclesiastical province includes the suffragan dioceses of Amos, Mont-Laurier and Rouyn-Noranda. It is currently led by Archbishop Paul-André Durocher.

Archdiocese of Gatineau

Archidioecesis Gatinensis

Archidiocèse de Gatineau
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceGatineau
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
277,192
231,325 (83.5%%)
Parishes61
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSt. Joseph Cathedral, Gatineau
Patron saintMary, Mother of the Church
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopPaul-André Durocher
Bishops emeritusRoger Ébacher
Website
diocesegatineau.org

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]

  • View of the cathedral
  • Cathedral entrance

References
  1. "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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