Hearst-Moosonee (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I., Bishop
Robert Ovide Bourgon, Bishop Emeritus
Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
United: 3 December 2018
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Square Kilometers: 1,108,830 (428,285 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://hearstmoosonee.ca
Mailing Address: Eveche, C.P. 1330, 76 Septieme rue, Hearst, ON P0L 1N0, Canada
Telephone: (705)362-4903
Fax: 362-4421

Historical Details

Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
- Latin Name: de Ontario Septemtrionali
- Erected: 18 April 1919
- Province: Ontario
- Country: Canada
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
- Latin Name: de Ontario Septemtrionali
- Elevated: 17 November 1920
- Vicariate
- Province: Ontario
- Country: Canada
Diocese of Hearst
- Latin Name: Hearstensis
- Elevated: 3 December 1938
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall
- Province: Ontario
- Country: Canada
- Square Kilometers: 108,830 (42,035 Square Miles)
- Conference Region: Ontario
- Catholic Directory Abbreviation: H
- Mailing Address: Eveche, C.P. 1330, 76 Septième rue, Hearst, ON P0L 1N0, Canada
- Telephone: (705)362-4903
- Fax: 362-4421

Past and Present Ordinaries

Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Hallé † (18 Apr 1918 Appointed - 3 Dec 1938 Resigned)
Joseph Charbonneau † (20 Jun 1939 Appointed - 18 May 1940 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Montréal, Québec)
Albini LeBlanc † (14 Dec 1940 Appointed - 22 Dec 1945 Appointed, Bishop of Gaspé, Québec)
Georges-Léon Landry † (22 Feb 1946 Appointed - 14 Jan 1952 Resigned)
Louis Lévesque † (9 Jun 1952 Appointed - 13 Apr 1964 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec)
Jacques Landriault † (27 May 1964 Appointed - 24 Mar 1971 Appointed, Bishop of Timmins, Ontario)
Roger-Alfred Despatie † (8 Feb 1973 Appointed - 13 Apr 1993 Resigned)
Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † (27 Dec 1993 Appointed - 21 Dec 1995 Died)
André Vallée, P.M.E. † (19 Aug 1996 Appointed - 3 Nov 2005 Retired)
Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. (25 Jul 2007 Appointed - 2 Feb 2016 Retired)
Robert Ovide Bourgon (2 Feb 2016 Appointed - 29 Nov 2020 Resigned)
Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. (24 Jun 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
18 April 1919	Erected	Diocese of Haileybury	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord) (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
17 November 1920	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
3 December 1938	Territory Lost	Diocese of Haileybury (Northern part) Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)	Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James {James Bay} (erected)
Diocese of Hearst
3 December 1938	Elevated	Diocese of Haileybury Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)	Diocese of Hearst (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)
Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee
3 December 2018	United	Diocese of Hearst Diocese of Moosonee	Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee

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 Hearst

1950 15,800 24,490 64.5% 29 10 39 405 10 72 27 ap1951

1966 33,775 51,360 65.8% 40 9 49 689 5 112 33 ap1966

1970 31,914 48,953 65.2% 37 13 50 638 19 89 31 ap1971

1976 34,080 49,515 68.8% 29 9 38 896 13 78 32 ap1977

1980 34,348 50,718 67.7% 26 8 34 1,010 12 62 30 ap1981

1990 32,288 50,341 64.1% 29 29 1,113 3 33 30 ap1991

1999 30,383 39,468 77.0% 23 1 24 1,265 1 1 14 29 ap2000

2000 29,243 38,328 76.3% 24 1 25 1,169 3 1 15 29 ap2001

2001 28,615 37,700 75.9% 22 1 23 1,244 4 1 13 28 ap2002

2002 29,643 38,728 76.5% 24 1 25 1,185 4 1 10 29 ap2003

2003 30,499 39,584 77.0% 24 24 1,270 4 10 29 ap2004

2004 29,563 38,336 77.1% 25 25 1,182 4 9 27 ap2005

2006 27,908 36,681 76.1% 22 22 1,268 2 7 22 ap2007

2013 26,500 33,300 79.6% 18 18 1,472 2 1 18 ap2014

2016 23,327 28,435 82.0% 15 1 16 1,457 1 1 3 18 ap2017

Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee

2018 27,675 64,176 43.1% 17 4 21 1,317 20 4 3 25 ap2019

2019 28,000 65,000 43.1% 18 3 21 1,333 2 3 3 25 ap2020

2021 26,520 66,820 39.7% 20 6 26 1,020 1 6 25 ap2022

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 Hearst
1950	15,800	24,490	64.5%	29	10	39	405		10	72	27	ap1951
1966	33,775	51,360	65.8%	40	9	49	689		5	112	33	ap1966
1970	31,914	48,953	65.2%	37	13	50	638		19	89	31	ap1971
1976	34,080	49,515	68.8%	29	9	38	896		13	78	32	ap1977
1980	34,348	50,718	67.7%	26	8	34	1,010		12	62	30	ap1981
1990	32,288	50,341	64.1%	29		29	1,113	3		33	30	ap1991
1999	30,383	39,468	77.0%	23	1	24	1,265	1	1	14	29	ap2000
2000	29,243	38,328	76.3%	24	1	25	1,169	3	1	15	29	ap2001
2001	28,615	37,700	75.9%	22	1	23	1,244	4	1	13	28	ap2002
2002	29,643	38,728	76.5%	24	1	25	1,185	4	1	10	29	ap2003
2003	30,499	39,584	77.0%	24		24	1,270	4		10	29	ap2004
2004	29,563	38,336	77.1%	25		25	1,182	4		9	27	ap2005
2006	27,908	36,681	76.1%	22		22	1,268	2		7	22	ap2007
2013	26,500	33,300	79.6%	18		18	1,472	2		1	18	ap2014
2016	23,327	28,435	82.0%	15	1	16	1,457	1	1	3	18	ap2017
Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee
2018	27,675	64,176	43.1%	17	4	21	1,317	20	4	3	25	ap2019
2019	28,000	65,000	43.1%	18	3	21	1,333	2	3	3	25	ap2020
2021	26,520	66,820	39.7%	20	6	26	1,020	1	6		25	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Joseph Charbonneau † (Bishop: 20 Jun 1939 to 18 May 1940)
Roger-Alfred Despatie † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1973 to 13 Apr 1993)
Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † (Bishop: 27 Dec 1993 to 21 Dec 1995)
Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Hallé † (Prefect: 18 Apr 1918; Vicar Apostolic: 4 Dec 1920 to 3 Dec 1938)
Jacques Landriault † (Bishop: 27 May 1964 to 24 Mar 1971; Apostolic Administrator: 24 Mar 1971 to 8 Feb 1973)
Georges-Léon Landry † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1946 to 14 Jan 1952)
Albini LeBlanc † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1940 to 22 Dec 1945)
Louis Lévesque † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1952 to 13 Apr 1964)
André Vallée, P.M.E. † (Bishop: 19 Aug 1996 to 3 Nov 2005)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 13, Page 186, and Page 187
Diocese of Hearst
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 90, to Page 92
Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 116, and Page 117
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 815, and Page 816

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