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Archdiocese of Rimouski

Archidioecesis Sancti Germani



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Bishop(s)

  • Denis Grondin, Archbishop
  • Bertrand Blanchet, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 9 February 1946
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Québec
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 20,225 (7,811 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Quebec
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: R
  • Official Web Site: http://www.dioceserimouski.com/
  • Mailing Address: Archeveche, 34 rue de l’Ev&ecaret;ché Ouest, Rimouski, QC G5L 4H5, Canada
  • Telephone: (418)723-3320
  • Fax: 722-8978

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of)
15 January 1867ErectedArchdiocese of Québec Diocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of) (erected)
29 May 1882Territory LostDiocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of) (Territory between Saguenay and Natashquan rivers) Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent (erected)
5 May 1922Territory LostDiocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of) (Gaspé Peninsula from Cap-Chat in the north to Restigouche in the south) Diocese of Gaspé (erected)
28 June 1929Territory AddedArchdiocese of Québec (Blier) Diocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of)
Archdiocese of Rimouski
9 February 1946ElevatedDiocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of) Archdiocese of Rimouski
1 July 2002Territory LostArchdiocese of Rimouski (Saint-David d'Estcourt (Sully), Marie-Médiatrice (Estcourt), Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-Bleue, and Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long in Témiscouata) Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Rimouski
1950172,940173,98999.4%273423155491441,033115ap1951
1965183,018185,80098.5%308573655011821,472119ap1967
1970168,304169,67599.2%302543564721761,329115ap1971
1976159,990162,02798.7%25747304526941,172119ap1977
1980161,630164,38798.3%203632666071110986117ap1981
1990158,828163,18197.3%16663229693106885117ap1991
1999151,099155,46597.2%123231461,034467747118ap2000
2000150,448155,37596.8%117261431,052771731118ap2001
2001149,828154,43797.0%113261391,0771066731118ap2002
2002148,374152,91497.0%115191341,1071057688118ap2003
2003144,485148,76697.1%111161271,137954667114ap2004
2004144,272148,34197.3%109131221,182953643114ap2005
2010147,000149,80098.1%876931,5801429564105ap2011
2014143,960147,35297.7%805851,6931622495103ap2015
2017143,860148,32097.0%745791,821142345397ap2018
2020141,417146,07896.8%641652,17514840597ap2021
2022138,541144,03396.2%541552,51813533095ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Rimouski (St. Germain of)
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 178
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 560
  • Archdiocese of Rimouski
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 343, to Page 345

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