Archdiocese of Rimouski
S. Germani
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Rimouski, Canada
The Archdiocese of Rimouski is a Latin rite metropolitan see in eastern Quebec, erected as the Diocese of Saint-Germain de Rimouski in 1867 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1946. Its suffragans are Baie-Comeau and Gaspe.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1867
- Latin
- S. Germani
- Patron
- Saint Germain
- Annuario code
- 001002752
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 147,000
- Priests
- 49
- Catholics per priest
- 3,000
- Extent
- 20,225 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 7.3
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Denis Grondin
- Born
- 23 October 1954
- Birthplace
- Rimouski
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Saint-Germain Cathedral stands in Rimouski, 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.
The province of Rimouski
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Baie-ComeauBaie-Comeau
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Covering part of the Province of Quebec, the Archdiocese of Rimouski (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Germani) presides over a province whose suffragan sees are Baie-Comeau and Gaspé. Figures from 2018 record 97 parishes serving 148,320 Catholics, with 74 active diocesan priests and 5 religious priests, alongside 453 women religious, 23 religious brothers, and 14 permanent deacons.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].