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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi

Coordinates: 48°25′40″N 71°03′11″W / 48.4279°N 71.0530°W / 48.4279; -71.0530
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Diocese of Chicoutimi

Dioecesis Chicoutimiensis
Coat of Arms
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceQuebec
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2016)
282,000 (est.)
275,000 (est.) (97.5%)
Parishes65
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSaint-François-Xavier Cathedral
Secular priests112 (diocesan)
21 (Religious Orders)
43 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRené Guey
Bishops emeritusAndré Rivest
Website
evechedechicoutimi.qc.ca

The Diocese of Chicoutimi (Latin: Dioecesis Chicoutimiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Quebec, centred on the borough of Chicoutimi in the city of Saguenay. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Quebec.[1][2][3]

On 18 November 2017, Pope Francis appointed René Guay, a priest of Chicoutimi, as the new bishop.[4]

Bishops

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Coadjutor bishop

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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References

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  1. ^ Diocese of Chicoutimi - catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. ^ Chicoutimi - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  3. ^ Official Web site
  4. ^ David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, Rene Guay; retrieved: 2017-11-19. [self-published source]
  • Huard, V.A. (1908). "Diocese of Chicoutimi" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

48°25′40″N 71°03′11″W / 48.4279°N 71.0530°W / 48.4279; -71.0530