Diocese of Québec

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The Archdiocese of Quebec is the oldest episcopal see in the Americas north of Mexico, erected as a diocese in 1674 and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1819. Its archbishop holds the ceremonial title of Primate of Canada.

Archbishop
Gérald Lacroix
Latin name
Quebecen(sis)
Erected
1 October 1674
Cathedral
Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec
Patron
Immaculate Conception and Louis IX of France
Rank
Metropolitan See
Rite
Latin
Province
Quebec
Catholics
1,015,815
Chancery
Chancellerie, 1073 boul. René-Lévesque Ouest, Sillery, QC g1s 4r5, Canada
Telephone
Tel. [418]688-1211; fax 688-2960

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Sources: wikidata-p488,annuario · Annuario code 001002696 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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