The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski () is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec, Canada, and includes the suffragan dioceses of Baie-Comeau and Gaspé.
As of 2018, the archdiocese contains 97 parishes, 74 active diocesan priests, 5 religious priests, and 148,320 Catholics. It also has 453 Women Religious, 23 Religious Brothers, and 14 permanent deacons.
Bishops Diocesan bishops The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Rimouski and their terms of service: Jean-Pierre-François Laforce-Langevin (1867–1891) André-Albert Blais (1891–1919) Joseph-Romuald Léonard (1919–1926) Georges-Alexandre Courchesne (1928–1950) Charles Eugène Parent (1951–1967) Louis Lévesque (1967–1973) Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet (1973–1992) Bertrand Blanchet (1992–2008) Pierre-André Fournier (2008–2015) Denis Grondin (2015–present)
Coadjutor bishops André-Albert Blais (1889-1891) Louis Lévesque (1964-1967)
Auxiliary bishop Charles Eugène Parent (1944-1951), appointed Archbishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops Gérard Couturier, appointed Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec in 1956 Raymond Dumais, appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec in 1993
References
Archdiocese of Rimouski page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006
External links
Official Site