Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet
Diocese of Nicolet
Dioecesis Nicoletanus
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File:Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet.jpg
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
Population - Catholics |
189,900 (98.0%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 July 1885 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | André Gazaille |
Website | |
catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnico.html |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet (Latin: Dioecesis Nicoletanus) (erected 10 July 1885) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Cathedral
The seat of the bishop (or "ordinary") is the Cathedral of St. Jean-Baptiste, a spectacular building opened in 1963, which seats 1,200 worshippers and features extensive stained glass as well as other artwork by a number of local artists. The present building is the fifth cathedral, successor to four previous buildings that fell victim to various physical disasters: two collapses, a fire, and damage from the Nicolet landslide of 1955. A frieze of stained glass in the apse shows characters from the Bible and from the history of the Christian church, including a portrait of Bishop Martin, who was responsible for construction of the new building.
Ordinaries
- Elphège Gravel (1885 – 1904)
- Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault (1904 – 1937)
- Albini Lafortune (1938 – 1950)
- Joseph Albertus Martin (1950 – 1989)
- Raymond Saint-Gelais (1989 – 2011)
- André Gazaille (2011 – present)
Bibliography
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