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Diocese of Baie-Comeau
Latin Catholic territory in Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocese of Baie-Comeau (Latin: Dioecesis Sinus Comoënsis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Quebec, Canada. It was erected on 29 May 1882, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Rimouski. The organization is based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec.
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History
It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent on 12 September 1905 and as the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent on 24 November 1945. It became the Diocese of Hauterive in 1960 then the Diocese of Baie-Comeau in 1986, following the fusion of Hauterive and Baie-Comeau in 1982.
Ordinaries
- François-Xavier Bossé (1882–1892)
- Michel-Thomas Labrecque (1892–1903)
- Gustave Maria Blanche, C.I.M. (1905–1916)
- Patrice Alexandre Chiasson, C.I.M. (1917–1920), appointed Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick
- Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. (1922–1938)
- Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. (1938–1956)
- Gérard Couturier (1956–1974)
- Jean-Guy Couture (1975–1979), appointed Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec
- Roger Ébacher (1979–1988), appointed Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec
- Maurice Couture, R.S.V. (1988–1990), appointed Archbishop of Québec
- Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (1990–2008), appointed Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec
- Jean-Pierre Blais (2008–2025)
- Pierre Charland, O.F.M. (2025–present)
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Territorial losses
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau.
- Diocese of Baie-Comeau site (in French)
- "Diocese of Baie-Comeau". Catholic-Hierarchy.
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