Diocese of Amos

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Bishop(s) Eugène Tremblay, Bishop Gérard Drainville, 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: http://www.dioceseamos.org/ Mailing Address: Eveche, 450 rue Principale Nord, Amos, QC J9T 2M1, Canada Telephone: (819) 732-6515 Fax: 732-7994

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais † (22 Jun 1939 Appointed - 31 Oct 1968 Retired)
• Gaston Hains † (31 Oct 1968 Succeeded - 19 Apr 1978 Resigned)
• Gérard Drainville (19 Apr 1978 Appointed - 3 May 2004 Resigned)
• Eugène Tremblay (3 May 2004 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 December 1938	Erected	Diocese of Haileybury	Diocese of Amos (erected)
31 May 2007	Territory Added	Diocese 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 2007	Territory Lost	Diocese of Amos	Diocese of Chicoutimi (Opitciwan (Obedjiwan)) Diocese of Joliette (Manawan) Diocese of Trois Rivières (Parent)
31 May 2007	Territory Added	Diocese of Moosonee	Diocese of Amos (Chisasibi, Radisson, Waskaganish)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	64,767	66,998	96.7%	111	9	120	539		40	260	65	ap1951
1959	75,666	78,775	96.1%	128	20	148	511		15	30	74	ap1960
1966	91,501	93,591	97.8%	138	27	165	554		50	517	77	ap1967
1970	92,066	95,966	95.9%	59	33	92	1,000		83	450	78	ap1971
1976	101,817	106,629	95.5%	73	31	104	979		55	315	78	ap1977
1980	107,148	111,158	96.4%	61	24	85	1,260		47	328	77	ap1981
1990	108,310	113,618	95.3%	42	24	66	1,641		37	208	68	ap1991
1999	100,413	106,601	94.2%	33	21	54	1,859	1	35	135	63	ap2000
2000	99,142	105,608	93.9%	36	23	59	1,680	1	35	134	63	ap2001
2001	96,004	102,606	93.6%	29	22	51	1,882		36	112	59	ap2002
2002	94,452	100,726	93.8%	24	22	46	2,053		36	109	59	ap2003
2003	93,983	99,780	94.2%	23	22	45	2,088		35	98	52	ap2004
2004	93,413	99,474	93.9%	24	18	42	2,224		27	99	58	ap2005
2006	92,442	98,679	93.7%	21	18	39	2,370		25	90	56	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1939 to 31 Oct 1968)
• Gérard Drainville (Bishop: 19 Apr 1978 to 3 May 2004)
• Roger Ébacher (Priest: 27 May 1961 to 30 Jun 1979)
• Gaston Hains † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Jun 1967; Bishop: 31 Oct 1968 to 19 Apr 1978)
• Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Aug 1957 to 13 Jun 1967)
• Eugène Tremblay (Bishop: 3 May 2004)