Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière

Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière

Dioecesis Sanctae Annae Pocatierensis
Logo of the Diocese
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceQuebec
Population
- Catholics

89,300 (97.8%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established23 June 1951
CathedralSt. Ann's Cathedral, La Pocatière
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPierre Goudreault
Bishops emeritusYvon-Joseph Moreau

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Annae Pocatierensis) (erected 23 June 1951) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Quebec.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Bruno Desrochers (1951 - 1968)
  • Charles Henri Lévesque (1968 - 1984)
  • André Gaumond (1985 - 1995), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec
  • Clément Fecteau (1996 - 2008)
  • Yvon-Joseph Moreau (2008 - 2017)
  • Pierre Goudreault (2017–present)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier (1960-1965), appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec
  • Charles Henri Lévesque (1965-1968), appointed Bishop of this diocese

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Bibliography

  • "Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiàre". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

External links

  • Official Site

47°22′00″N 70°02′00″W / 47.3667°N 70.0333°W / 47.3667; -70.0333


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