Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau (Latin: Dioecesis Sinus Comoënsis) (erected 29 May 1882, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski. The organization is based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec.

Diocese of Baie-Comeau

Dioecesis Sinus Comoënsis
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceQuebec
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
90,400 (91.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established1986
CathedralSt. John Eudes Cathedral, Baie-Comeau
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJean-Pierre Blais
Website
Website

History

It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent on 12 September 1905 and as the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent on 24 November 1945. It became the Diocese of Hauterive in 1960 then the Diocese of Baie-Comeau in 1986, following the fusion of Hauterive and Baie-Comeau in 1982.

Ordinaries
  • François-Xavier Bossé (1882–1892)
  • Michel-Thomas Labrecque (1892–1903)
  • Gustave Maria Blanche, C.I.M. (1905–1916)
  • Patrice Alexandre Chiasson, C.I.M. (1917–1920), appointed Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick
  • Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. (1922–1938)
  • Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. (1938–1956)
  • Gérard Couturier (1956–1974)
  • Jean-Guy Couture (1975–1979), appointed Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec
  • Roger Ébacher (1979–1988), appointed Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec
  • Maurice Couture, R.S.V. (1988–1990), appointed Archbishop of Québec
  • Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (1990–2008), appointed Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec
  • Jean-Pierre Blais (2008–)

Territorial losses
YearAlong withTo form
1945Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent
Diocese of Harbour Grace		Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador

Bibliography
  • "Diocese of Baie-Comeau". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-11.


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