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Diocese of Amos

Dioecesis Amosensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Guy Boulanger, Bishop
  • Gilles Lemay, Bishop Emeritus
  • Eugène Tremblay, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 December 1938
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gatineau
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Québec
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 127,237 (49,145 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Quebec
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: A
  • Official Web Site: https://diocese-amos.org
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, 450 rue Principale Nord, Amos, QC J9T 2M1, Canada
  • Telephone: (819) 732-6515
  • Fax: 732-7994

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 December 1938ErectedDiocese of Haileybury (Southern part) Diocese of Amos (erected)
9 January 1953Territory AddedDiocese of Amos (Boundaries clarified)
Diocese of Chicoutimi (Boundaries clarified)
31 October 1990Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Amos (from Québec)
31 May 2007Territory AddedDiocese of Labrador City-Schefferville (suppressed) Diocese of Amos (Nunavik Territory)
Diocese of Baie-Comeau (La Basse Côte-Nord Territory)
Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador (Labrador Territory)
31 May 2007Territory LostDiocese of Amos Diocese of Chicoutimi (Opitciwan (Obedjiwan))
Diocese of Joliette (Manawan)
Diocese of Trois-Rivières (Parent)
31 May 2007Territory AddedDiocese of Moosonee Diocese of Amos (Chisasibi, Radisson, Waskaganish)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195064,76766,99896.7%11191205394026065ap1951
195975,66678,77596.1%12820148511153074ap1960
196691,50193,59197.8%138271655545051777ap1967
197092,06695,96695.9%5933921,0008345078ap1971
1976101,817106,62995.5%73311049795531578ap1977
1980107,148111,15896.4%6124851,2604732877ap1981
1990108,310113,61895.3%4224661,6413720868ap1991
1999100,413106,60194.2%3321541,85913513563ap2000
200099,142105,60893.9%3623591,68013513463ap2001
200196,004102,60693.6%2922511,8823611259ap2002
200294,452100,72693.8%2422462,0533610959ap2003
200393,98399,78094.2%2322452,088359852ap2004
200493,41399,47493.9%2418422,224279958ap2005
200692,44298,67993.7%2118392,370259056ap2007
201291,600114,90079.7%1815332,775176253ap2013
201585,256106,35380.2%206263,279194853ap2016
201876,497106,96571.5%237302,549173553ap2019
202082,223112,24773.3%232253,288122953ap2021
202288,775108,78081.6%201214,227411153ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 93, to Page 96
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 45, Page 301, and Page 302
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 83, Page 13, and Page 14

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