Diocese of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier

Historical Details

• Diocese of Saint-Jérôme
  • Latin Name: Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae
  • Erected: 23 June 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montréal
  • Province: Québec
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 2,116 (817 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Quebec
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SJer
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, 355 place du Cure-Labelle, Saint-Jér&ocaret;me, QC J7Z 5A9, Canada
  • Telephone: (450)432-9742
  • Fax: 432-8155

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Émilien Frenette † (5 Jul 1951 Appointed - 11 Jun 1971 Resigned)
• Bernard Hubert † (25 Jun 1971 Appointed - 27 Jan 1977 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec)
• Charles-Omer Valois † (10 Jun 1977 Appointed - 22 Jan 1997 Resigned)
• Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. (27 Dec 1997 Appointed - 3 Jul 2008 Retired)
• Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (3 Jul 2008 Appointed - 21 May 2019 Resigned)
• Raymond Poisson (21 May 2019 Succeeded - )

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 Saint-Jérôme
1966	143,895	160,095	89.9%	158	128	286	503		186	428	58	ap1967
1970	157,904	169,469	93.2%	122	115	237	666		259	455	56	ap1971
1976	191,665	226,825	84.5%	111	36	147	1,303	2	212	400	63	ap1977
1980	238,403	271,000	88.0%	100	121	221	1,078	2	276	306	63	ap1981
1990	297,248	322,250	92.2%	92	127	219	1,357	5	278	299	68	ap1991
1999	390,576	420,629	92.9%	84	116	200	1,952	15	233	266	66	ap2000
2000	390,576	420,576	92.9%	83	105	188	2,077	16	214	250	65	ap2001
2001	390,576	420,576	92.9%	80	102	182	2,146	18	207	248	65	ap2002
2002	390,576	420,576	92.9%	76	22	98	3,985	19	102	183	59	ap2003
2003	390,576	420,576	92.9%	75	84	159	2,456	18	164	185	50	ap2004
2004	407,065	419,150	97.1%	71	81	152	2,678	17	155	173	50	ap2005
2010	428,000	439,000	97.5%	73	37	110	3,890	19	44	128	34	ap2011
2014	446,000	459,000	97.2%	52	15	67	6,656	18	21	97	35	ap2015
2017	461,510	474,815	97.2%	46	17	63	7,325	18	26	88	35	ap2018
2020	419,086	653,336	64.1%	51	12	63	6,652	18	17	58	33	ap2021
Diocese of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier
2022	500,732	778,476	64.3%	74	11	85	5,890	19	14	57	45	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. (Bishop: 27 Dec 1997 to 3 Jul 2008)
• Luc Cyr (Priest: 29 Aug 1980 to 10 May 2001)
• Donald Lapointe (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 2002 to 30 Jul 2011)
• Paul Lortie
• Gilles Lussier (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1988 to 7 Sep 1991)
• Vital Massé (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Oct 1993 to 8 Sep 2001)
• Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette (Bishop: 3 Jul 2008 to 21 May 2019)
• Raymond Poisson (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 May 2012 to 8 Sep 2015; Coadjutor Bishop: 18 May 2018; Bishop: 21 May 2019 - )
• Raymond Saint-Gelais (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 1980 to 19 Feb 1988)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Paul-Émile Charbonneau † (Priest: 31 May 1947 to 15 Nov 1960)
• Émilien Frenette † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1951 to 11 Jun 1971)
• Bernard Hubert † (Bishop: 25 Jun 1971 to 27 Jan 1977)
• Charles-Omer Valois † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1977 to 22 Jan 1997)

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