Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal

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Archdiocese of Montréal

Archidioecesis Marianopolitanus

Archidiocèse de Montréal
Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Location
Country Canada
TerritoryMontréal and environs
Ecclesiastical provinceMontréal
Population
- Catholics
1,600,000 (67.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 13, 1836; 188 years ago (1836-05-13)
CathedralMary, Queen of the World Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Mary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopChristian Lépine
Auxiliary BishopsAlain Faubert
Map
Location of the archdiocese (red) within Canada
Location of the archdiocese (red) within Canada
Website
diocesemontreal.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal (Latin: Archdioecesis Marianopolitana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. A metropolitan see, its arch episcopal see is the Montreal, Quebec. It includes Montreal and surrounding areas within Quebec.

Cathedrals

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The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Montréal is the Cathedral Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Greater (Basilique cathédrale de Marie-Reine-du-Monde et de Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur), built in 1894.

Previously, the diocese had five cathedrals. (From 1821 to 1836, they were the seat of the auxiliary bishop of Quebec in Montréal.)

History

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  • 1836.05.13: Established as Diocese of Montréal / Marianopolitan(us) (Latin), on territory split off from Archdiocese of Québec
  • Lost territory 1852.06.08 to establish Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
  • 1886.06.08: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal / Marianopolitan(us) (Latin)
  • Lost territories repeatedly : on 1892.04.05 to establish as suffragan Diocese of Valleyfield, on 1904.01.27 to establish as suffragan Diocese of Joliette, on 1933.06.09 to establish as suffragan Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, on 1951.06.23 to establish as suffragan Diocese of Saint-Jérôme
  • 2020.11.25 Former Quebec Superior Court justice Pepita Capriolo releases a report which found that some former officials in the Archdiocese of Montreal, including Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte and Anthony Mancini took no action against pedophile priest Brian Boucher after receiving reports he sexually abused boys, stating, among other things, that "The primary culprit is the lack of accountability of the people involved in Boucher's education, training and career. Complaints were 'passed on' and no one took responsibility for acting on them."[2] The Catholic church assigned Capriolo to the investigate the Archdiocese of Montreal after Boucher pled to sex abuse charges in January 2019 and received an eight year prison sentence.[2]

Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,724,357 Catholics (72.3% of 2,386,038 total) on 947 km² in 170 parishes and 35 missions with 901 priests (377 diocesan, 524 religious), 87 deacons, 3,817 lay religious (741 brothers, 3,076 sisters) and 16 seminarians.

Ecclesiastical province

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Map of Catholic dioceses of Canada, with Montreal province in orange

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal's province has as suffragan sees:

Leadership

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Ordinaries

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Main article: List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Montreal

Below is a list of individuals who have led the Archdiocese of Montreal and its antecedent jurisdictions since its founding.[3]

Bishops of Montreal

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Archbishops of Montreal

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Coadjutor archbishops

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Under the Code of Canon Law, the coadjutor bishop has the right of succession (cum jure successionis) upon the death, retirement or resignation of the diocesan bishop he is assisting.[4][5][6] All coadjutor ordinaries except for John Charles Prince and Joseph La Rocque eventually succeeded to become head of the Archdiocese of Montreal or its antecedent jurisdictions.

Auxiliary episcopate

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  1. Auxiliary Bishop Francis Leo (later Archbishop of Toronto) (2022.09.12 – 2023.02.11)
  2. Auxiliary Bishop Alain Faubert (2016.04.19 – 2024.09.12), Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati, appointed Bishop of Valleyfield
  3. Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Dowd (later Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie) (2011.07.11 –2020.10.22)
  4. Auxiliary Bishop: Christian Lépine (later Archbishop) (2011.07.11 – 2012.03.20)
  5. Auxiliary Bishop: André Gazaille (2006.02.11 – 2011.07.11)
  6. Auxiliary Bishop: Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. (2006.02.11 – 2010.10.28)
  7. Auxiliary Bishop: Anthony Mancini (later Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth) (1999.02.18 – 2007.10.18)
  8. Auxiliary Bishop: Louis Dicaire (1999.02.18 – 2004.06.19)
  9. Auxiliary Bishop: André Rivest (1995.06.27 – 2004.06.19)
  10. Auxiliary Bishop: Neil E. Willard (1995.06.27 – 1998.03.25)
  11. Auxiliary Bishop: Jean-Claude Turcotte (later Archbishop and Cardinal) (1982.04.14 – 1990.03.17)
  12. Auxiliary Bishop: Jude Saint-Antoine (1981.03.20 – 2006.02.11)
  13. Auxiliary Bishop: Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S. (1981.03.20 – 1991.08.27)
  14. Auxiliary Bishop: Jean-Marie Lafontaine (1979.04.18 – 1981.06.03)
  15. Auxiliary Bishop: Leonard James Crowley (1971.02.08 – 1997.03.26)
  16. Auxiliary Bishop: Norman Joseph Gallagher (1966 – 1970.04.16)
  17. Auxiliary Bishop: Adrien André Maria Cimichella, O.S.M. (1964.06.05 – 1996.04.25)
  18. Auxiliary Bishop: Paul Grégoire (later Archbishop and Cardinal) (1961.10.26 – 1968.04.20)
  19. Auxiliary Bishop: Léo Blais (1959.03.18 – 1971.05.11)
  20. Auxiliary Bishop: Valérien Bélanger (1956.03.16 – 1983.02.19)
  21. Auxiliary Bishop: Laurent Morin (1955.09.08 – 1959.02.28)
  22. Auxiliary Bishop: Lawrence-Patrick Whelan (1941.06.28 – 1980.10.04)
  23. Auxiliary Bishop: Joseph-Conrad Chaumont (1941.06.28 – 1966.10.08)
  24. Auxiliary Bishop: Alphonse-Emmanuel Deschamps (1925.02.20 – 1940.06.23)
  25. Auxiliary Bishop: Georges Gauthier (later Archbishop) (1912.06.28 – 1923.04.05)
  26. Auxiliary Bishop: François-Théophile-Zotique Racicot (1905.01.14 – 1915.09.14)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde: Historique". Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde Web site. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  2. ^ a b Shingler, Benjamin (November 25, 2020). "Report blames top Montreal Church officials for ignoring complaints about priest who preyed on young boys". CBC News. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "History – Our Bishops". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "Code of Canon Law – Book II, Part II, Section II, Title I". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. January 25, 1983. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Van Hove, A. (1913). "Bishop". In Charles George Herbermann (ed.). The Original Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Robert Appleton Company. p. 581. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Agnew, Paddy; McGarry, Patsy (May 5, 2012). "Vatican may appoint bishop to aid Brady". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
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