Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Sanctae Annae Pocatieren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Canada
Latin Church diocese erected on 23 June 1951 on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Québec and is led by Bishop Pierre Goudreault, who also serves as president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 23 June 1951
- Latin
- Sanctae Annae Pocatieren(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Anne
- Annuario code
- 001002807
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 89,300
- Priests
- 52
- Catholics per priest
- 1,717
- Extent
- 9,623 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.3
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
- Bishop
- Pierre Goudreault
- Born
- 27 May 1963
- Birthplace
- Rouyn-Noranda
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
St. Ann's Cathedral, La Pocatière stands in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, 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 Québec
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Québec.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ChicoutimiChicoutimi
- Diocese of GaspéGaspé
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 23 June 1951, the Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctae Annae Pocatierensis) stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Quebec.
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].