Archdiocese of Sherbrooke

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sherbrooke
  • Latin Name: Sherbrookensis
  • Erected: 28 August 1874
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montréal
  • Province: Québec
  • Country: Canada

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antoine Racine † (1 Sep 1874 Appointed - 17 Jul 1893 Died)
• Paul-Stanislas La Rocque † (6 Oct 1893 Appointed - 15 Aug 1926 Died)
• Alphonse-Osias Gagnon † (23 Jun 1927 Appointed - 12 Feb 1941 Died)
• Philippe Sérvule Desranleau † (12 Feb 1941 Succeeded - 28 May 1952 Died)
• Georges Cabana † (28 May 1952 Succeeded - 7 Feb 1968 Resigned)
• Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier † (20 Apr 1968 Appointed - 1 Jul 1996 Retired)
• André Gaumond (1 Jul 1996 Succeeded - 26 Jul 2011 Retired)
• Luc Cyr (26 Jul 2011 Appointed - )

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 Sherbrooke
1950	180,711	207,702	87.0%	311	91	402	449		477	1,868	120	ap1951
Archdiocese of Sherbrooke
1966	195,867	215,704	90.8%	412	145	557	351		285	1,878	132	ap1967
1970	179,252	207,659	86.3%	346	169	515	348		394	1,920	133	ap1971
1976	227,115	246,015	92.3%	307	208	515	441	1	362	1,633	131	ap1977
1980	247,484	266,397	92.9%	279	139	418	592	3	275	1,279	131	ap1981
1990	281,742	303,923	92.7%	251	122	373	755	11	266	1,328	130	ap1991
1999	291,519	316,914	92.0%	215	117	332	878	21	216	1,130	124	ap2000
2000	295,416	327,495	90.2%	215	116	331	892	21	218	1,080	120	ap2001
2001	299,506	326,788	91.7%	208	115	323	927	23	199	1,107	118	ap2002
2002	297,525	315,872	94.2%	201	108	309	962	22	201	1,090	108	ap2003
2003	297,435	314,121	94.7%	194	109	303	981	19	201	1,068	108	ap2004
2004	291,261	316,998	91.9%	195	107	302	964	18	197	1,012	107	ap2005
2010	304,000	338,000	89.9%	168	93	261	1,164	24	177	774	92	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Luc Cyr (Archbishop: 26 Jul 2011 - )
• André Gaumond (Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Feb 1995; Archbishop: 1 Jul 1996 to 26 Jul 2011)
• Daniel Jodoin (Priest: 3 Oct 1992 to 22 Jan 2013)
• Donald Lapointe (Priest: 23 May 1964 to 26 Oct 2002)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Georges Cabana † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 29 Jan 1952; Archbishop: 28 May 1952 to 7 Feb 1968)
• Hubert-Olivier Chalifoux † (Priest: 10 Jan 1875; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Sep 1914 to 17 Mar 1922)
• Philippe Sérvule Desranleau † (Coadjutor Bishop: 13 Dec 1937; Bishop: 12 Feb 1941; Archbishop: 2 Mar 1951 to 28 May 1952)
• Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier † (Archbishop: 20 Apr 1968 to 1 Jul 1996)
• Alphonse-Osias Gagnon † (Priest: 8 Jul 1883; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 May 1923; Bishop: 23 Jun 1927 to 12 Feb 1941)
• Paul-Stanislas La Rocque † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1893 to 15 Aug 1926)
• Antoine Racine † (Bishop: 1 Sep 1874 to 17 Jul 1893)