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][5][6]
Bishops
- Dominique Racine (1878-1888)
- Louis Nazaire Bégin (1888-1892), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Québec; future Cardinal
- Michel-Thomas Labrecque (1892-1927)
- Charles-Antonelli Lamarche (1928-1940)
- Georges-Arthur Melançon (1940-1961)
- Marius Paré (1961-1979)
- Jean-Guy Couture (1979-2004)
- André Rivest (2004-2017)
- René Guay (2017–present)[7]
Coadjutor bishop
- Marius Paré (1960-1961)
Auxiliary bishops
- Marius Paré (1956-1960), appointed Coadjutor here
- Roch Pedneault (1974-2002)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Bertrand Blanchet, appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec in 1973
- Serge Patrick Poitras, appointed Bishop of Timmins, Ontario in 2012
References
- ↑ Diocese of Chicoutimi - catholic-hierarchy.org
- ↑ Chicoutimi - Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ↑ Official Web site
- ↑ "Ordination of the new Bishop of Chicoutimi". The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ Bouffard, Dany. "Mgr René Guay – Nouvel évêque de Chicoutimi". Église catholique de Québec - ECDQ.tv. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ David M. Cheney, Catholic-Hierarchy.org, Rene Guay; retrieved: 2017-11-19. [self-published source]
- ↑ "René Guay, nouvel évêque du diocèse de Chicoutimi". Radio-Canada. CBC. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- Huard, V.A. (1908). . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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