Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Germani) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau and Gaspé.

For homonymy, see Rimouski (disambiguation).
Archdiocese of Rimouski

Archidioecesis Sancti Germani
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceQuebec
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
147,000 (98.1%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSaint-Germain Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopArchbishop Denis Grondin (installed June 14, 2015; appointed by Pope Francis on Monday, May 4, 2015, to replace the late Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier; until now, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec since 2012, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, and Titular Bishop of Campli)[1][2]
Website
dioceserimouski.com

As of 2018, the archdiocese contains 97 parishes, 74 active diocesan priests, 5 religious priests, and 148,320 Catholics. It also has 453 Women Religious, 23 Religious Brothers, and 14 permanent deacons.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

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

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishop
  • Charles Eugène Parent (1944-1951), appointed Archbishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • Gérard Couturier, appointed Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec in 1956
  • Raymond Dumais, appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec in 1993

References
  1. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/05/04/0333/00727.html
  2. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F05%2F04%2F0333%2F00727.html


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