Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

Historical Details

• Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
  • Latin Name: Sancti Ioannis Quebecensis
  • Erected: 9 June 1933
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Montréal
  • Province: Québec
  • Country: Canada

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget † (12 May 1934 Appointed - 3 Feb 1955 Died)
• Gérard-Marie Coderre † (3 Feb 1955 Succeeded - 3 May 1978 Resigned)
• Bernard Hubert † (3 May 1978 Succeeded - 2 Feb 1996 Died)
• Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. † (27 Dec 1996 Appointed - 28 Oct 2010 Retired)
• Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (28 Oct 2010 Appointed - 5 Nov 2019 Retired)
• Claude Hamelin (5 Nov 2019 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 Saint-Jean-de-Québec
1950	109,912	118,842	92.5%	145	58	203	541		264	710	54	ap1951
1966	245,155	279,134	87.8%	223	138	361	679		216	930	84	ap1967
1970	284,859	332,475	85.7%	204	101	305	933		315	828	86	ap1971
1976	396,654	459,964	86.2%	162	94	256	1,549		262	853	88	ap1977
1980	425,000	490,000	86.7%	155	96	251	1,693		248	790	88	ap1981
Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
1990	499,000	555,500	89.8%	138	82	220	2,268	1	170	557	90	ap1991
1999	562,698	641,234	87.8%	121	50	171	3,290	2	149	390	91	ap2000
2000	562,698	641,234	87.8%	117	43	160	3,516	2	142	390	91	ap2001
2001	562,698	641,234	87.8%	117	42	159	3,538	2	159	277	91	ap2002
2002	562,698	641,237	87.8%	106	44	150	3,751	3	159	291	90	ap2003
2003	569,000	654,066	87.0%	105	43	148	3,844	3	141	291	78	ap2004
2004	563,094	654,066	86.1%	100	41	141	3,993	2	139	291	70	ap2005
2010	609,144	716,640	85.0%	66	37	103	5,914	4	129	307	45	ap2011
2014	625,550	743,326	84.2%	67	35	102	6,132	4	108	272	45	ap2015
2017	640,340	769,349	83.2%	58	27	85	7,533	4	99	245	45	ap2018
2020	654,490	817,550	80.1%	61	25	86	7,610	4	103	242	45	ap2021
2022	668,000	836,000	79.9%	61	24	85	7,858	4	102	242	45	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (Bishop: 28 Oct 2010 to 5 Nov 2019)
• Claude Hamelin (Priest: 3 Dec 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 2015; Bishop: 5 Nov 2019 - )
• Raymond Poisson (Priest: 9 Dec 1983 to 1 May 2012)
• Michel Proulx, O. Praem.

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1986; Bishop: 27 Dec 1996 to 28 Oct 2010)
• Gérard-Marie Coderre † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Jul 1951; Bishop: 3 Feb 1955 to 3 May 1978)
• Louis Dicaire † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jun 2004 to 19 Jul 2020)
• Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget † (Bishop: 12 May 1934 to 3 Feb 1955)
• Bernard Hubert † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Jan 1977; Bishop: 3 May 1978 to 2 Feb 1996)
• Robert Lebel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Mar 1974 to 26 Mar 1976)

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