Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda

Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda
St. Joseph Cathedral
Logo of the diocese
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Gatineau
Population - Catholics	58,900 (97.4%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Cathédrale Saint-Joseph
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger
Metropolitan Archbishop	Paul-André Durocher
Map
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.

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:

• Jean-Guy Hamelin (1973 – 2001)
• Dorylas Moreau (30 November 2001 – 25 June 2019)
• Joseph Ferdinand Guy Boulanger (31 January 2020 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Pierre Goudreault, appointed Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec in 2017

References

• Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda Official Site

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