Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston
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Diocese of Edmundston
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Population - Catholics |
49,400 (95.7%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 December 1944 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (2009- present) |
| Website | |
| diocese-edmundston.ca/en/welcome.html | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston, (Latin: Dioecesis Edmundstonensis) (erected 16 December 1944) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton in Edmundston, New Brunswick.
Ordinaries
- Marie-Antoine Roy, O.F.M. (1945–1948)
- Joseph-Roméo Gagnon (1949–1970)
- Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M. (1970–1983)
- Gérard Dionne (1983–1993) - Bishop Emeritus
- François Thibodeau, C.I.M. (1993–2009) - Bishop Emeritus
- Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (2009–present)
External links and references
- Diocese of Edmundston official site
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Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Canada
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| Province of Edmonton | |
| Province of Gatineau | |
| Province of Grouard–McLennan | |
| Province of Halifax–Yarmouth | |
| Province of Keewatin–Le Pas | |
| Province of Kingston | |
| Province of Moncton |
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| Province of Montreal | |
| Province of Ottawa–Cornwall | |
| Province of Québec | |
| Province of Regina | |
| Province of Rimouski | |
| Province of Saint Boniface | |
| Province of St. John's | |
| Province of Sherbrooke | |
| Province of Toronto | |
| Province of Vancouver | |
| Metropolia of Winnipeg | |
| Exempt from the Holy See |
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| Apostolic Nuncio | |
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- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Moncton
- Religious organizations established in 1944
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Organizations based in New Brunswick
- Edmundston
- Roman Catholic Church in New Brunswick
- Canadian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
