Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière

Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Dioecesis Sanctae Annae Pocatierensis
Logo of the Diocese
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Quebec
Population - Catholics	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

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.

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

Bibliography

• "Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiàre". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

External links

• Official Site

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