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Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis-Longoliensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Claude Hamelin, Bishop
  • Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 27 February 1982
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montréal
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Québec
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 2,078 (802 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Quebec
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SJL
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dsjl.org
  • Mailing Address: Centre diocesain, 740 boul. Sainte-Foy, Longueuil, QC J4J 1Z3, Canada
  • Telephone: (450)679-1100
  • Fax: 679-1102

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
9 June 1933ErectedArchdiocese of Montréal (From the St. Lawrence River, the Richelieu River, and the US-Canada border) Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (erected)
11 November 1954Territory LostDiocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (Sainte-Hélène Island) Archdiocese of Montréal
Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
27 February 1982Name ChangedDiocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
1950109,912118,84292.5%1455820354126471054ap1951
1966245,155279,13487.8%22313836167921693084ap1967
1970284,859332,47585.7%20410130593331582886ap1971
1976396,654459,96486.2%162942561,54926285388ap1977
1980425,000490,00086.7%155962511,69324879088ap1981
Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
1990499,000555,50089.8%138822202,268117055790ap1991
1999562,698641,23487.8%121501713,290214939091ap2000
2000562,698641,23487.8%117431603,516214239091ap2001
2001562,698641,23487.8%117421593,538215927791ap2002
2002562,698641,23787.8%106441503,751315929190ap2003
2003569,000654,06687.0%105431483,844314129178ap2004
2004563,094654,06686.1%100411413,993213929170ap2005
2010609,144716,64085.0%66371035,914412930745ap2011
2014625,550743,32684.2%67351026,132410827245ap2015
2017640,340769,34983.2%5827857,53349924545ap2018
2020654,490817,55080.1%6125867,610410324245ap2021
2022668,000836,00079.9%6124857,858410224245ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 26, Page 622, to Page 624
  • Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 74, Page 638

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