Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Annae Pocatierensis) (erected 23 June 1951) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Quebec.
Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Dioecesis Sanctae Annae Pocatierensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 89,300 (97.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 23 June 1951 |
Cathedral | St. Ann's Cathedral, La Pocatière |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pierre Goudreault |
Bishops emeritus | Yvon-Joseph Moreau |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bruno Desrochers (1951 - 1968)
- Charles Henri Lévesque (1968 - 1984)
- André Gaumond (1985 - 1995), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec
- Clément Fecteau (1996 - 2008)
- Yvon-Joseph Moreau (2008 - 2017)
- Pierre Goudreault (2017 - present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier (1960-1965), appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec
- Charles Henri Lévesque (1965-1968), appointed Bishop of this diocese
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Dorylas Moreau, appointed Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec in 2001
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