Suffragan diocese Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda
Ruynen(sis)-Noranden(sis)
Latin Church
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
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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.
- Paroisse Sainte-Agnès de BellecombeRouyn-NorandaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Brigitte de CadillacRouyn-NorandaView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Famille d'ArntfieldArntfieldView parish
- Paroisse Sainte-Monique de RolletRouyn-NorandaMass times recorded
- Saint Ann Mission of WinnewayWinnewayView parish
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha MissionTimiskaming First Nation (Notre-Dame-du-Nord)View parish
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.