Suffragan diocese Baie-Comeau, Canada
Diocese of Baie-Comeau
Sinus Comoën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence in Quebec, tracing to the 1882 Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe Saint-Laurent and established as the Diocese of Baie-Comeau in 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski and is led by Bishop Pierre Charland, O.F.M., appointed in 2025.
On the map
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- Established
- 1986
- Catholics
- 99,400
- Priests
- 23
- Territory
- 300,281 km²
Parishes and churches
56 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Middle BayMiddle BayView parish
- MinganMinganView parish
- NatashquanNatashquanView parish
- NutashkuanNutashkuanView parish
- Pakua ShipiPakua ShipiView parish
- PentecôtePentecôteView parish
- PessamitPessamitView parish
- Pointe-aux-AnglaisPointe-aux-AnglaisView parish
- Pointe-aux-OutardesPointe-aux-OutardesView parish
- Pointe-LebelPointe-LebelView parish
- Port-CartierPort-CartierView parish
- Port-MenierPort-MenierView parish
- Portneuf-sur-MerPortneuf-sur-MerView parish
- RagueneauRagueneauView parish
- Rivière-au-TonnerreRivière-au-TonnerreView parish
- Rivière-Saint-JeanRivière-Saint-JeanView parish
- Rivière-Saint-PaulRivière-Saint-PaulView parish
- Sacré-CœurSacré-CœurView parish
- Saint-AugustinSaint-AugustinView parish
- ScheffervilleScheffervilleView parish
- Sept-Iles – L’Ange-GardienSept-IlesView parish
- Sept-Iles – Marie-ImmaculéeSept-IlesView parish
- Sept‑iles – Christ The KingSept‑ilesView parish
- TadoussacTadoussacMass times recorded
- Tête-À-la-BaleineTête-À-la-BaleineView parish
- UashatUashatView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Pierre Charland
- Born
- 21 May 1949
- Birthplace
- Saint-Anselme
- Institute
- ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI
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The cathedral
St. John Eudes Cathedral stands in Baie-Comeau, 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
Based in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, this Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada (Latin: Dioecesis Sinus Comoënsis) traces its origins to 29 May 1882, when it was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski.