Archdiocese of Montréal
Marianopolitan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Montréal, Canada
The Archdiocese of Montréal is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Quebec, erected as a diocese in 1836 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1886. Its suffragan sees include Joliette, Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme, and Valleyfield.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 May 1836
- Latin
- Marianopolitan(us)
- Patron
- Saint Mary
- Annuario code
- 001002288
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,600,000
- Population
- 2,639,100
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 60.6%
- Priests
- 716
- Catholics per priest
- 2,235
- Extent
- 947 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 1,690
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Christian Lépine
- Born
- 18 September 1951
- Birthplace
- Montréal
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral stands in Montréal, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Montréal
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-LaurierSaint-Jérôme
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Montreal and the surrounding areas within Quebec make up the Archdiocese of Montreal (Latin: Archdioecesis Marianopolitana), a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a metropolitan see, with its arch episcopal see in Montreal, Quebec.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.