Diocese of Trois-Rivières

Dioecesis Trifluvianensis in Canada
The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceQuebec
Population
- Catholics
245,100 (98.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 June 1852
CathedralCathédral de l'Assomption de Marie
Patron saintThe Virgin Mary of the Assumption
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMartin Laliberté, P.M.E.
Bishops emeritusLuc-André Bouchard
Martin Veillette
Map
Website

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois-Rivières (Latin: Dioecesis Trifluvianensis in Canada) (erected 8 June 1852) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Québec.

History

The Diocese of Trois-Rivières was erected from the Archdiocese of Quebec on June 8, 1852. Rev. Thomas Cooke was appointed the first bishop. At that time, the diocese extended to the Eastern Townships, and included thirty-nine parishes.[1]

The Collège des Trois-Rivières was founded in 1860; in 1874, it became the diocesan seminary. Also in 1874, the Diocese of Sherbrooke was created from Trois-Rivières. Notre-Dame-du-Cap was designated a national pilgrimage site by the bishops of Canada in 1909.[2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishops

  • Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. (2018- )[4]

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1874Archdiocese of Québec
Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe		Diocese of Sherbrooke
1882Diocese of Ottawa
Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface		Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac
1885Diocese of Nicolet

References

Bibliography

  • "Diocese of Trois Rivières". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

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