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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal
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| Archdiocese of Montréal | |
| Archidioecesis Marianopolitanis | |
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Territory | Montréal and environs |
| Population | 1,600,000 Catholics |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Patron | St. Mary |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Montréal |
| Established | May 13, 1836 |
| Cathedral | Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral |
| Bishop | Archbishop of Montréal |
| Website | Archdiocese of Montréal |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | Jean-Claude Turcotte
Archbishop of Montréal |
| Diocesan Bishop | Jean-Claude Turcotte
Bishop of Montréal |
| Auxiliary bishops | André Gazaille, Lionel Gendron
Auxiliary Bishops of Montréal |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal (Latin: Archdioecesis Marianopolitanis, French: Archidiocèse de Montréal) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. The Archbishop of Montréal is Metropolitan of a province that includes the suffragan dioceses of Joliette, Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme, and Valleyfield. It is currently led by Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte, with auxiliary bishops André Gazaille, and Lionel Gendron.
As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 219 parishes, 584 active diocesan priests, 699 religious priests, and 1,600,000 Catholics. It also has 4,702 Women Religious, 1,179 Religious Brothers, and 103 permanent deacons.
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Montréal and their terms of service:
- Bishop Jean-Jacques Lartigue (1821-1840)
- Bishop Ignace Bourget (1840-1876)
- Archbishop Édouard-Charles Fabre (1876-1896)
- Archbishop Paul Bruchési (1897-1939) [1]
- Archbishop Georges Gauthier (1939-1940)
- Archbishop Joseph Charbonneau (1940-1950) [2]
- Cardinal Archbishop Paul-Émile Léger (1950-1968)
- Cardinal Archbishop Paul Grégoire (1968-1990)
- Cardinal Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte (1990-present)
- Archdiocese of Montreal page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006
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