Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Sanctae Annae Pocatieren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Canada
Latin Church diocese erected on 23 June 1951 on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Québec and is led by Bishop Pierre Goudreault, who also serves as president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 23 June 1951
- Latin
- Sanctae Annae Pocatieren(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Anne
- Annuario code
- 001002807
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 89,300
- Population
- 90,916
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 98.2%
- Priests
- 52
- Catholics per priest
- 1,717
- Extent
- 9,623 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.3
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
- Bishop
- Pierre Goudreault
- Born
- 27 May 1963
- Birthplace
- Rouyn-Noranda
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
St. Ann's Cathedral, La Pocatière stands in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, 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 Québec
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Québec.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ChicoutimiChicoutimi
- Diocese of GaspéGaspé
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 23 June 1951, the Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Annae Pocatierensis) stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Quebec.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.