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Archdiocese of Montréal
Archidioecesis Marianopolitanis
Basic information
LocationMontréal, Québec, Canada
TerritoryMontréal and environs
Population1,600,000 Catholics
RiteRoman Rite
PatronSt. Mary
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Montréal
EstablishedMay 13, 1836
CathedralMary, Queen of the World Cathedral
BishopArchbishop of Montréal
WebsiteArchdiocese of Montréal
Current leadership
PopeBenedict XVI
MetropolitanJean-Claude Turcotte

Archbishop of Montréal

Diocesan BishopJean-Claude Turcotte

Bishop of Montréal

Auxiliary bishopsAndré Gazaille, Lionel Gendron

Auxiliary Bishops of Montréal

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal (Latin: Archdioecesis Marianopolitanis, French: Archidiocèse de Montréal) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The liturgical rite of the Church of Rome is called the Roman Rite. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Cathedral - Basilica of Mary Queen of the World ( Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger Jean-Claude Turcotte, OC (born June 26, 1936) is a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte, OC (born June 26, 1936) is a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. The Archbishop of Montréal is Metropolitan of a province that includes the suffragan dioceses of Joliette, Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme, and Valleyfield. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette (erected 27 January 1904) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil (erected 9 June 1933, as the Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (erected 23 June 1951) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield is a Catholic diocese in Quebec and a suffragen of the Archdiocese of Montreal. It is currently led by Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte, with auxiliary bishops André Gazaille, and Lionel Gendron. Jean-Claude Turcotte, OC (born June 26, 1936) is a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 219 parishes, 584 active diocesan priests, 699 religious priests, and 1,600,000 Catholics. It also has 4,702 Women Religious, 1,179 Religious Brothers, and 103 permanent deacons.

Residential bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Montréal and their terms of service:

  1. Bishop Jean-Jacques Lartigue (1821-1840)
  2. Bishop Ignace Bourget (1840-1876)
  3. Archbishop Édouard-Charles Fabre (1876-1896)
  4. Archbishop Paul Bruchési (1897-1939) [1]
  5. Archbishop Georges Gauthier (1939-1940)
  6. Archbishop Joseph Charbonneau (1940-1950) [2]
  7. Cardinal Archbishop Paul-Émile Léger (1950-1968)
  8. Cardinal Archbishop Paul Grégoire (1968-1990)
  9. Cardinal Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte (1990-present)

References

External links

Jean-Jacques Lartigue ( June 20, 1777 &ndash April 19, 1840) was the only son of a noted Montreal family Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ignace Bourget ( 30 October, 1799 &ndash 8 June, 1885) was a French-Canadian Roman Catholic priest and bishop of the Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Édouard-Charles Fabre ( February 28, 1827 &ndash December 30, 1896) was Archbishop of Montreal in 1886 and of Sherbrooke Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési, ( October 29, 1855 &ndash September 20, 1939 was a Canadian Prelate. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Gauthier ( 9 October 1871 &ndash 31 August 1940) was a French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal and the first Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Charbonneau, ( July 31, 1892 &mdash November 19, 1959) was a Canadian Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul-Émile Cardinal Léger, PSS ( April 26, 1904 &mdash November 13, 1991) was a Canadian Prelate Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cardinal Paul Grégoire ( October 24, 1911 &ndash October 30, 1993) was a Canadian Archbishop of Montreal. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Claude Turcotte, OC (born June 26, 1936) is a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
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