Diocese of Valleyfield

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Bishop(s) Luc Cyr, Bishop Robert Lebel, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 5 April 1892 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montréal Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: Québec Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 28,112 (10,858 Square Miles) Conference Region: Montreal Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Val Official Web Site: http://www.rocler.qc.ca/diocese-valleyfield/ Mailing Address: 11 Rue de l’Eglise, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Qué. J6T 1J5, Canada Telephone: (450)373-8122 Fax: 371-0000

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joseph-Médard Émard † (5 Apr 1892 Appointed - 2 Jun 1922 Appointed, Archbishop of Ottawa)
• Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. † (9 Mar 1923 Appointed - 9 Jul 1926 Appointed, Archbishop of Québec)
• Joseph Alfred Langlois † (10 Jul 1926 Appointed - 22 Sep 1966 Died)
• Percival Caza † (22 Sep 1966 Succeeded - 18 Mar 1969 Retired)
• Guy Bélanger † (17 Oct 1969 Appointed - 15 Oct 1975 Died)
• Robert Lebel (26 Mar 1976 Appointed - 30 Jun 2000 Retired)
• Luc Cyr (10 May 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5 April 1892	Erected	Archdiocese of Montréal	Diocese of Valleyfield (erected)

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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
1949	77,033	87,000	88.5%	140	47	187	411		178	606	50	ap1951
1966	118,333	137,217	86.2%	170	72	242	488				68	ap1967
1970	125,501	158,871	79.0%	133	80	213	589		191	517	62	ap1971
1976	146,894	177,388	82.8%	126	63	189	777		181	454	66	ap1977
1980	167,971	193,500	86.8%	120	51	171	982	1	150	381	65	ap1981
1990	184,300	204,800	90.0%	92	43	135	1,365	7	120	328	65	ap1991
1999	185,285	232,828	79.6%	80	31	111	1,669	9	79	93	64	ap2000
2000	185,285	232,828	79.6%	79	31	110	1,684	9	72	93	63	ap2001
2001	185,295	232,828	79.6%	77	27	104	1,781	10	62	88	63	ap2002
2002	185,295	232,828	79.6%	77	28	105	1,764	10	51	96	63	ap2003
2003	185,295	232,828	79.6%	68	22	90	2,058	11	45	92	63	ap2004
2004	185,295	232,828	79.6%	69	23	92	2,014	12	46	98	62	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Guy Bélanger † (Priest: 19 May 1951; Bishop: 17 Oct 1969 to 15 Oct 1975)
• Percival Caza † (Priest: 29 Jun 1922; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Aug 1948; Coadjutor Bishop: 1955; Bishop: 22 Sep 1966 to 18 Mar 1969)
• Luc Cyr (Bishop: 10 May 2001 - )
• Joseph-Médard Émard † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1892 to 2 Jun 1922)
• Bernard Hubert † (Priest: 30 May 1953 to 25 Jun 1971)
• Joseph Alfred Langlois † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1926 to 22 Sep 1966)
• Robert Lebel (Bishop: 26 Mar 1976 to 30 Jun 2000)
• Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1923 to 9 Jul 1926)