Diocese of Trois Rivières

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Bishop(s) Martin Veillette, Bishop Laurent Noël, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 8 June 1852 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Québec Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: Québec Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 27,128 (10,478 Square Miles) Conference Region: Quebec Catholic Directory Abbreviation: TR Official Web Site: http://www.diocese-tr.qc.ca/ Mailing Address: C.P. 879, 362 Rue Bonaventure, Trois-Rivières, P.Q. G9A 5J9, Canada Telephone: (819)374-7022 Fax: 375-6382

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Thomas Cooke † (8 Jun 1852 Appointed - 30 Apr 1870 Died)
• Louis-François Richer dit Laflèche † (30 Apr 1870 Succeeded - 14 Jul 1898 Died)
• François-Xavier Cloutier † (8 May 1899 Appointed - 18 Sep 1934 Died)
• Alfred-Odilon Comtois † (24 Dec 1934 Appointed - 26 Aug 1945 Died)
• Maurice Roy † (22 Feb 1946 Appointed - 2 Jun 1947 Appointed, Archbishop of Québec)
• Georges Léon Pelletier † (26 Jul 1947 Appointed - 31 Oct 1975 Resigned)
• Laurent Noël (8 Nov 1975 Appointed - 21 Nov 1996 Retired)
• Martin Veillette (21 Nov 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
8 June 1852	Erected	Archdiocese of Québec	Diocese of Trois Rivières (erected)
28 August 1874	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Québec Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe Diocese of Trois Rivières	Diocese of Sherbrooke (erected)
11 July 1882	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ottawa Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface Diocese of Trois Rivières	Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac (erected)
10 July 1885	Territory Lost	Diocese of Trois Rivières	Diocese of Nicolet (erected)
31 May 2007	Territory Added	Diocese of Amos	Diocese of Chicoutimi (Opitciwan (Obedjiwan)) Diocese of Joliette (Manawan) Diocese of Trois Rivières (Parent)

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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	181,973	184,829	98.5%	238	89	327	556		495	1,525	83	ap1951
1966	241,380	244,693	98.6%	300	106	406	594		449	1,727	92	ap1967
1970	236,909	240,953	98.3%	306	118	424	558		448	1,623	97	ap1971
1976	227,755	230,291	98.9%	256	111	367	620		366	1,393	97	ap1977
1980	242,000	245,000	98.8%	234	99	333	726	2	334	1,232	97	ap1981
1990	256,930	261,491	98.3%	181	105	286	898	15	288	974	94	ap1991
1999	249,919	253,855	98.4%	159	84	243	1,028	26	175	723	91	ap2000
2000	251,210	255,647	98.3%	134	84	218	1,152	28	165	696	91	ap2001
2001	251,210	255,647	98.3%	129	85	214	1,173	29	177	696	85	ap2002
2002	250,327	256,208	97.7%	127	81	208	1,203	31	173	628	84	ap2003
2003	247,971	251,658	98.5%	121	82	203	1,221	31	155	593	84	ap2004
2004	247,999	250,715	98.9%	116	77	193	1,284	33	152	578	66	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• François-Xavier Cloutier † (Bishop: 8 May 1899 to 18 Sep 1934)
• Alfred-Odilon Comtois † (Priest: 25 Sep 1898; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Feb 1926; Bishop: 24 Dec 1934 to 26 Aug 1945)
• Thomas Cooke † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1852 to 30 Apr 1870)
• Jean-Guy Hamelin (Priest: 11 Jun 1949 to 29 Nov 1973)
• Louis-François Richer dit Laflèche † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 Nov 1866; Bishop: 30 Apr 1870 to 14 Jul 1898)
• Laurent Noël (Bishop: 8 Nov 1975 to 21 Nov 1996)
• Georges Léon Pelletier † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1947 to 31 Oct 1975)
• Maurice Roy † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1946 to 2 Jun 1947)
• Martin Veillette (Priest: 12 Jun 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Oct 1986; Bishop: 21 Nov 1996)