Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Saint-Jérôme
Latin:Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae
Image Alt:St. Jerome's Cathedral
Country:Canada
Province:Archdiocese of Montreal
Population:469,095[1]
Catholics:455,952
Catholics Percent:97.2
Parishes:35
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:23 June 1951
Cathedral:St. Jerome's Cathedral, Saint-Jérôme
Priests:74
Bishop:Raymond Poisson
Emeritus Bishops:Pierre Morissette
Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I.
Donald Lapointe
Website: diocesestj.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae) is a Latin rite suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jérôme, dedicated to Saint Jerome (Hieronumus), in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.

History

It was erected on 23 June 1951 as Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Sancti Hieronymi Terræbonæ), on territories split off from (its Metropolitan) the Archdiocese of Montréal, the Archdiocese of Ottawa and the Diocese of Mont-Laurier.

On 1 June 2022, the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme and the Diocese of Mont-Laurier were united to become the Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 446,000 Catholics (97.2% of 459,000 total) on 2,116 km2 in 35 parishes, 67 priests (52 diocesan, 15 religious), 18 deacons, 118 lay religious (21 brothers, 97 sisters), 3 seminarians.

Bishops

Episcopal Ordinaries

(Roman Rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jérôme

Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

Sources and external links

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2017 (Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2017), 627.