Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

Historical Details

• Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 17 September 1976
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 1,290 (498 Square Miles)
  • Description: Stormont and Glengarry counties
  • Conference Region: Ontario
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Alex
  • Mailing Address: Centre diocesain, 220 Chemin Montreal, Cornwall, ON K6H 1B4, Canada
  • Telephone: (613) 933-1138
  • Fax: 937-4931

• Diocese of Alexandria (in America)
  • Latin Name: Alexandrina
  • Erected: 21 January 1890
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada

• Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario
  • Latin Name: Alexandrina in Ontario
  • Name Changed: 15 November 1910
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada

Past Ordinaries

• Alexander Macdonell † (18 Jul 1890 Appointed - 29 May 1905 Died)
• William Andrew Macdonell † (21 Mar 1906 Appointed - 10 Nov 1920 Died)
• Félix Couturier, O.P. † (28 Jun 1921 Appointed - 27 Jul 1941 Died)
• Rosario L. Brodeur † (27 Jul 1941 Succeeded - 15 Oct 1966 Resigned)
• Joseph Adolphe Proulx † (28 Apr 1967 Appointed - 13 Feb 1974 Appointed, Bishop of Hull, Québec)
• Eugène Philippe LaRocque † (24 Jun 1974 Appointed - 27 Apr 2002 Retired)
• Paul-André Durocher (27 Apr 2002 Appointed - 12 Oct 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Gatineau, Québec)
• Marcel Damphousse (28 Jun 2012 Appointed - 12 Nov 2015 Appointed, Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario)
• Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. (27 Apr 2018 Appointed - 6 May 2020 Appointed, Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario
1950	42,300	63,500	66.6%	43	7	50	846		36	212	29	ap1951
1959	48,000	69,100	69.5%	46	15	61	786		70	240	33	ap1960
1965		77,081	.0%	54	21	75	0		35	252	32	ap1967
1970	55,000	78,200	70.3%	51	11	62	887		17	220	30	ap1971
Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall
1976	51,989	78,731	66.0%	47	9	56	928		20	156	31	ap1977
1980	45,829	81,541	56.2%	38	8	46	996	1	18	131	34	ap1981
1990	56,500	88,000	64.2%	42	6	48	1,177	10	16	94	34	ap1991
1999	56,050	87,388	64.1%	36		36	1,556	16	4	65	34	ap2000
2000	56,050	87,388	64.1%	35	10	45	1,245	18	10	66	34	ap2001
2001	56,050	87,388	64.1%	34	9	43	1,303	18	17	61	34	ap2002
2002	56,050	87,388	64.1%	39	10	49	1,143	16	14	55	34	ap2003
2003	56,050	87,388	64.1%	37	9	46	1,218	16	13	55	34	ap2004
2004	56,050	87,383	64.1%	36	9	45	1,245	16	13	32	32	ap2005
2006	55,675	87,500	63.6%	40	7	47	1,184	17	11	24	31	ap2007
2012	56,600	91,000	62.2%	32	12	44	1,286	9	26	22	27	ap2013
2015	57,400	100,800	56.9%	34	3	37	1,551	18	3	20	28	ap2016
2018	64,780	104,200	62.2%	27	2	29	2,233	16	2	20	26	ap2019

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Joseph-Luc-André Bouchard (Priest: 4 Sep 1976 to 8 Sep 2001)
• Marcel Damphousse (Bishop: 28 Jun 2012 to 12 Nov 2015)
• Guy Desrochers, C.SS.R. (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 2018 to 6 May 2020)
• Paul-André Durocher (Bishop: 27 Apr 2002 to 12 Oct 2011)
• Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Jan 2016; Bishop: 27 Apr 2018 to 6 May 2020)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Rosario L. Brodeur † (Coadjutor Bishop: 24 May 1941; Bishop: 27 Jul 1941 to 15 Oct 1966)
• Félix Couturier, O.P. † (Bishop: 28 Jun 1921 to 27 Jul 1941)
• Jacques Landriault † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1962 to 27 May 1964)
• Eugène Philippe LaRocque † (Bishop: 24 Jun 1974 to 27 Apr 2002)
• Alexander Macdonell † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1890 to 29 May 1905)
• William Andrew Macdonell † (Priest: 21 Jan 1890; Bishop: 21 Mar 1906 to 10 Nov 1920)
• Joseph-Aurèle Plourde † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jul 1964 to 2 Jan 1967)
• Joseph Adolphe Proulx † (Bishop: 28 Apr 1967 to 13 Feb 1974)

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