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Suffragan diocese Amos, Canada

Diocese of Amos

Amosen(sis)

Latin rite diocese in western and northern Quebec, erected on 3 December 1938. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Gatineau and has been sede vacante since the transfer of Bishop Guy Boulanger in 2026.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Teresa of Avila, in Amos, Canada.

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Established
1938
Catholics
91,600
Priests
18
Territory
127,237 km²

Parishes and churches

51 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.

The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Teresa of Avila stands in Amos, 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.

History

Pope Pius XI erected the Diocese of Amos (French: Diocèse d'Amos, Latin: Dioecesis Amosensis) on December 3, 1938, as a Latin Church diocese covering part of the Province of Quebec. Its first bishop, Joseph-Aldée Desmarais, was named by Pope Pius XII on June 20, 1939. The diocese spans a total area of 127,237 square miles (329,540 km2) and counts a total population of 115,000.