Metropolitan see Rimouski, Canada
Archdiocese of Rimouski
S. Germani
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1867
- Catholics
- 147,000
- Priests
- 49
- Territory
- 20,225 km²
Parishes and churches
96 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Église Sainte-FélicitéSainte FeliciteView parish
- Église Sainte-IrèneSainte-Irène-de-MatapédiaView parish
- Église Sainte-Jeanne-d'ArcSainte-Jeanne-d'ArcView parish
- Église Sainte-LuceSainte LuceView parish
- Église Sainte-PauleSainte-PauleView parish
- Église Sainte-RoseDégelisView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Denis Grondin
- Born
- 23 October 1954
- Birthplace
- Rimouski
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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.
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.