Montréal (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Christian Lépine, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 8 June 1886
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Province: Québec
Country: Canada
Square Kilometers: 947 (365 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Quebec
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: M
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesemontreal.org/
Mailing Address: Archevêché, 2000 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, QC H3H 1G4, Canada
Telephone: (514)931-7311
Fax: 931-3432

Historical Details

Diocese of Montréal
- Latin Name: Marianopolitana
- Erected: 13 May 1836
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Québec
- Province: Québec
- Country: Canada

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean-Jacques Lartigue, P.S.S. † (13 May 1836 Appointed - 19 Apr 1840 Died)
Ignace Bourget † (19 Apr 1840 Succeeded - 11 May 1876 Retired)
Édouard-Charles Fabre † (11 May 1876 Succeeded - 30 Dec 1896 Died)
Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési † (25 Jun 1897 Appointed - 20 Sep 1939 Died)
Georges Gauthier † (20 Sep 1939 Succeeded - 31 Aug 1940 Died)
Joseph Charbonneau † (31 Aug 1940 Succeeded - 9 Feb 1950 Resigned)
Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. † (25 Mar 1950 Appointed - 20 Apr 1968 Resigned)
Paul Grégoire † (20 Apr 1968 Appointed - 17 Mar 1990 Retired)
Jean-Claude Turcotte † (17 Mar 1990 Appointed - 20 Mar 2012 Retired)
Christian Lépine (20 Mar 2012 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Montréal
13 May 1836	Erected	Archdiocese of Québec	Diocese of Montréal (erected)
12 July 1844	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Montréal (from Immediately Subject)
25 June 1847	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kingston Diocese of Montréal Diocese of North-West (Nord-Ouest) Diocese of Toronto	Diocese of Bytown (erected)
8 June 1852	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montréal (Counties of St-Hyacinthe, Richelieu, Rouville, Missisquoi, Shefford, and Stanstead) Archdiocese of Québec (Parts of the county of Sherbrooke)	Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe (erected)
8 June 1852	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montréal Archdiocese of Québec	Diocese of Trois-Rivières (erected)
1855	Territory Lost	Diocese of Montréal (Parishes of St-Mathieu de Belœil, St-Marc, and St-Antoine)	Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
Archdiocese of Montréal
8 June 1886	Elevated	Diocese of Montréal	Archdiocese of Montréal
10 May 1887	Elevated		Archdiocese of Montréal (became a Metropolitan)
5 April 1892	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montréal	Diocese of Valleyfield (erected)
27 January 1904	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montréal (Joliette, Berthier, and Montcalm Counties with part of L’Assomption County)	Diocese of Joliette (erected)
18 April 1918	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe (Parts of St. Matthew (Beloeil) and St. Mark)	Archdiocese of Montréal
19 June 1920	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montréal (Part of parish of St. Anna des Plaines)	Diocese of Joliette
9 June 1933	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montréal (From the St. Lawrence River, the Richelieu River, and the US-Canada border)	Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (erected)
23 June 1951	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mont-Laurier (3 parishes in Argenteuil) Archdiocese of Montréal (18 parishes in Terrebonne; 8 parishes from Deux Montagnes; and 4 parishes from Argenteuil) Archdiocese of Ottawa (7 parishes from Argenteuil)	Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (erected)
25 November 1952	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montréal (St. Maurice de Bois des Fillion in Terrebonne) Archdiocese of Ottawa (Kilmar in Argenteuil)	Diocese of Saint-Jérôme
11 November 1954	Territory Added	Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec (Sainte-Hélène Island)	Archdiocese of Montréal
16 May 1957	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montréal (Saint-Eustache; Saint-Agapit (St-Eustache on the Lake); Saint-Joseph-du-Lac; Marie-Médiatrice (Pointe-Calumet); Annunciation B.V.M. (Oka); and St. Charles (Lachenaie))	Diocese of Saint-Jérôme
9 May 1966	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Montréal (Morin)	Diocese of Mont-Laurier

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Montréal

1950 998,399 1,315,000 75.9% 831 1,122 1,953 511 3,643 10,128 207 ap1951

1966 1,348,870 1,897,260 71.1% 922 1,410 2,332 578 1,419 10,220 257 ap1967

1970 1,529,084 2,191,442 69.8% 911 1,400 2,311 661 2,627 10,032 258 ap1971

1976 1,725,607 2,297,501 75.1% 792 1,318 2,110 817 2,496 10,088 258 ap1977

1980 1,506,220 2,151,750 70.0% 770 1,187 1,957 769 2,277 8,336 257 ap1981

1990 1,375,000 2,148,500 64.0% 818 940 1,758 782 67 1,700 7,023 254 ap1991

1999 1,570,650 2,201,535 71.3% 646 828 1,474 1,065 100 1,469 5,576 251 ap2000

2000 1,570,650 2,249,123 69.8% 632 805 1,437 1,093 98 1,410 5,442 250 ap2001

2001 1,570,650 2,246,471 69.9% 607 796 1,403 1,119 104 1,372 5,275 246 ap2002

2002 1,570,650 2,287,156 68.7% 598 730 1,328 1,182 103 1,240 4,972 237 ap2003

2003 1,570,650 2,252,566 69.7% 601 715 1,316 1,193 104 1,206 4,823 229 ap2004

2004 1,590,150 2,340,928 67.9% 584 699 1,283 1,239 103 1,179 4,702 219 ap2005

2013 1,778,000 2,668,000 66.6% 464 518 982 1,810 83 862 3,072 169 ap2014

2016 1,742,000 2,468,000 70.6% 399 524 923 1,887 82 732 2,553 179 ap2017

2019 1,810,300 2,535,500 71.4% 506 548 1,054 1,717 77 746 2,440 169 ap2020

2021 1,854,560 2,599,985 71.3% 412 389 801 2,315 87 514 1,508 162 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Montréal
1950	998,399	1,315,000	75.9%	831	1,122	1,953	511		3,643	10,128	207	ap1951
1966	1,348,870	1,897,260	71.1%	922	1,410	2,332	578		1,419	10,220	257	ap1967
1970	1,529,084	2,191,442	69.8%	911	1,400	2,311	661		2,627	10,032	258	ap1971
1976	1,725,607	2,297,501	75.1%	792	1,318	2,110	817		2,496	10,088	258	ap1977
1980	1,506,220	2,151,750	70.0%	770	1,187	1,957	769		2,277	8,336	257	ap1981
1990	1,375,000	2,148,500	64.0%	818	940	1,758	782	67	1,700	7,023	254	ap1991
1999	1,570,650	2,201,535	71.3%	646	828	1,474	1,065	100	1,469	5,576	251	ap2000
2000	1,570,650	2,249,123	69.8%	632	805	1,437	1,093	98	1,410	5,442	250	ap2001
2001	1,570,650	2,246,471	69.9%	607	796	1,403	1,119	104	1,372	5,275	246	ap2002
2002	1,570,650	2,287,156	68.7%	598	730	1,328	1,182	103	1,240	4,972	237	ap2003
2003	1,570,650	2,252,566	69.7%	601	715	1,316	1,193	104	1,206	4,823	229	ap2004
2004	1,590,150	2,340,928	67.9%	584	699	1,283	1,239	103	1,179	4,702	219	ap2005
2013	1,778,000	2,668,000	66.6%	464	518	982	1,810	83	862	3,072	169	ap2014
2016	1,742,000	2,468,000	70.6%	399	524	923	1,887	82	732	2,553	179	ap2017
2019	1,810,300	2,535,500	71.4%	506	548	1,054	1,717	77	746	2,440	169	ap2020
2021	1,854,560	2,599,985	71.3%	412	389	801	2,315	87	514	1,508	162	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E.
Thomas Dowd (Priest: 7 Dec 2001; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 2011 to 22 Oct 2020)
Alain Faubert (Priest: 9 Jun 1995; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Apr 2016 to 12 Sep 2024)
André Gazaille (Priest: 29 May 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 2006 to 11 Jul 2011)
Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (Priest: 31 May 1969 to Jun 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 2006 to 28 Oct 2010)
Robert Harris (Priest: 24 May 1969 to 26 Oct 2002)
Stephen Andrew Hero
Frank Leo (Priest: 14 Dec 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 2022 to 11 Feb 2023)
Christian Lépine (Priest: 7 Sep 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jul 2011; Archbishop: 20 Mar 2012 - )
Gilles Lussier (Priest: 19 Dec 1964 to 23 Dec 1988)
Anthony Mancini (Priest: 23 May 1970; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1999 to 18 Oct 2007)
Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.
Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C.
André Rivest (Priest: 14 May 1966; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jun 1995 to 19 Jun 2004)
Paul Terrio (Priest: 23 May 1970 to 2001)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Joseph-Alfred Archambault † (Priest: 29 Jun 1882 to 27 Jun 1904)
René Audet †
Valérien Bélanger † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Mar 1956 to 14 Apr 1983)
Joseph Gerald Berry † (Priest: 11 Jun 1927 to 7 Apr 1945)
Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †
Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. †
Léo Blais † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1959 to 11 May 1971)
Ignace Bourget † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1837; Bishop: 19 Apr 1840 to 11 May 1876)
Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési † (Priest: 21 Dec 1878; Archbishop: 25 Jun 1897 to 20 Sep 1939)
Alexander Carter † (Priest: 6 Jun 1936 to 10 Dec 1956)
Gerald Emmett Carter † (Priest: 22 May 1937 to 1 Dec 1961)
Hubert-Olivier Chalifoux †
Joseph Charbonneau † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 May 1940; Archbishop: 31 Aug 1940 to 9 Feb 1950)
Joseph-Conrad Chaumont † (Priest: 24 Sep 1898; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 1941 to 8 Oct 1966)
Paul-Maurice Choquet, C.S.C. †
Adrien André Maria Cimichella, O.S.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jun 1964 to 25 Apr 1996)
Albert-François Cousineau, C.S.C. †
Leonard James Crowley † (Priest: 31 May 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Feb 1971 to 26 Mar 1997)
Auguste Delisle, C.S.Sp. †
Alphonse-Emmanuel Deschamps † (Priest: 23 Dec 1899; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Feb 1925 to 23 Jun 1940)
Léo Deschâtelets, O.M.I. †
Louis Dicaire † (Priest: 20 Jan 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Feb 1999 to 19 Jun 2004)
Joseph-Thomas Duhamel †
Réginald (Zénon) Duprat, O.P. †
Joseph-Médard Émard † (Priest: 10 Jun 1876 to 5 Apr 1892)
Édouard-Charles Fabre † (Priest: 23 Feb 1850; Coadjutor Bishop: 1 Apr 1873; Bishop: 11 May 1876; Archbishop: 8 Jun 1886 to 30 Dec 1896)
Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes † (Priest: 17 Mar 1888 to 6 Aug 1913)
Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget † (Priest: 29 Jun 1910 to 12 May 1934)
Émilien Frenette † (Priest: 30 May 1931 to 5 Jul 1951)
Norman Joseph Gallagher † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Oct 1966 to 16 Apr 1970)
Georges Gauthier † (Priest: 29 Sep 1894; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 1912; Apostolic Administrator: 18 Oct 1921; Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Apr 1923; Archbishop: 20 Sep 1939 to 31 Aug 1940)
James Gillis †
Paul Grégoire † (Priest: 22 May 1937; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1961; Apostolic Administrator: 11 Dec 1967 to 20 Apr 1968; Archbishop: 20 Apr 1968 to 17 Mar 1990)
Joseph-Wilfrid Guy, O.M.I. †
Édouard Jetté †
Joseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. †
Jean-Marie Lafontaine † (Priest: 22 May 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Apr 1979 to 3 Jun 1981)
Albini Lafortune †
Martin Joseph-Honoré Lajeunesse, O.M.I. †
Louis Philip Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. †
Joseph La Rocque † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Jul 1852 to 22 Jun 1860)
Jean-Jacques Lartigue, P.S.S. † (Bishop: 13 May 1836 to 19 Apr 1840)
Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. † (Priest: 25 May 1929; Archbishop: 25 Mar 1950 to 20 Apr 1968)
Narcisse Zéphirin Lorrain † (Priest: 4 Aug 1867 to 14 Jul 1882)
Theophilus Mayer, M.H.M. †
Joseph Georges Edouard Michaud, M. Afr. †
Peter Joseph Monahan † (Priest: 4 Jul 1909 to 10 Jun 1932)
Gérard Mongeau, O.M.I. †
Bl. Louis-Zéphirin Moreau † (Priest: 19 Dec 1846 to 19 Nov 1875)
Laurent Morin † (Priest: 27 May 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1955 to 28 Feb 1959)
Charles-François-Calixte Morisson † (Priest: 16 Oct 1842 to 2 Apr 1877)
Gerald C. Murray, C.Ss.R. †
Richard Alphonsus O’Connor † (Priest: 2 Aug 1861 to 11 Jan 1889)
Guido Plante, P.M.E. †
William Edward Power † (Priest: 7 Jun 1941 to 12 May 1960)
Joseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †
John Charles Prince † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Jul 1844 to 8 Jun 1852)
François-Théophile-Zotique Racicot † (Priest: 6 Nov 1870; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 1905 to 14 Sep 1915)
Jude Saint-Antoine † (Priest: 31 May 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 1981 to 11 Feb 2006)
Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †
Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 1981 to 27 Aug 1991)
Jean-Claude Turcotte † (Priest: 24 May 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Apr 1982; Archbishop: 17 Mar 1990 to 20 Mar 2012)
Kenneth Roderick Turner, S.F.M. †
Charles-Omer Valois † (Priest: 3 Jun 1950 to 10 Jun 1977)
Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, O.M.I. †
Lawrence Patrick Whelan † (Priest: 19 Dec 1925; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jun 1941 to 4 Oct 1980)
Neil E. Willard † (Priest: 27 May 1961; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jun 1995 to 25 Mar 1998)

Source(s)

Diocese of Montréal
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 177
Archdiocese of Montréal
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 10, Page 192, and Page 193
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 47, Page 297, and Page 298

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