Archdiocese of Gatineau Archidioecesis Gatinensis Archidiocèse de Gatineau | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Gatineau |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 277,192 231,325 (83.5%) |
Parishes | 61 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St. Joseph Cathedral, Gatineau |
Patron saint | Mary, Mother of the Church |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Paul-André Durocher |
Bishops emeritus | Roger Ébacher |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesegatineau.org |
The Archdiocese of Gatineau (Latin: Archidioecesis Gatinensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese situated in the province of Quebec. The Archdiocese of Gatineau is the metropolitan of its ecclesiastical province, which also contains two suffragan dioceses: Dioceses of Amos and Rouyn-Noranda. It is currently led by Archbishop Paul-André Durocher.
As of 2006, the archdiocese contains 61 parishes, 47 active diocesan priests, 29 religious priests, and 231,000 Catholics. It also has 202 women religious, and 39 religious brothers.[1]