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Suffragan diocese Rouyn-Noranda, Canada

Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda

Ruynen(sis)-Noranden(sis)

The Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda is a Latin rite see in northwestern Quebec, erected in 1973 from territory of the Diocese of Timmins. The see has been vacant since April 2026 when Bishop Guy Boulanger was transferred to the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedrale Saint-Joseph, in Rouyn-Noranda, Canada.

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Established
1973
Catholics
58,900
Priests
19
Territory
24,352 km²

Parishes and churches

36 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

Bishop
Guy Boulanger
Born
6 June 1963
Birthplace
Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton

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The cathedral

Cathedrale Saint-Joseph stands in Rouyn-Noranda, 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

Carved in November of 1973 from the Quebec portion of the Diocese of Timmins, the Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda (Latin: Dioecesis Ruynensis-Norandensis) is a Latin Church see covering part of the Province of Quebec within the ecclesiastical province of Gatineau. Jean-Guy Hamelin served as its first bishop.