Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme
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Diocese of Saint-Jérôme Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
| Population - Catholics |
428,000 (97.5%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1951 |
| Cathedral | St. Jerome's Cathedral, Saint-Jérôme |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pierre Morissette (2008 – ) |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Raymond Poisson, Auxiliary Bishop |
| Website | |
| diocesestj.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hieronymi Terraebonae) is a Latin rite suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montréal.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Cathédrale Saint-Jérôme, dedicated to Saint Jerome (Hieronumus), in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec.
It was erected on 23 June 1951 as Diocese of Saint-Jérôme / Sancti Hieronymi Terræbonæ (Latin), on territories split off from (its Metropolitan) the Archdiocese of Montréal, the Archdiocese of Ottawa and Diocese of Mont-Laurier.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 446,000 Catholics (97.2% of 459,000 total) on 2,116 km² in 35 parishes, 67 priests (52 diocesan, 15 religious), 18 deacons, 118 lay religious (21 brothers, 97 sisters), 3 seminarians.
(Roman Rite)
Coordinates: 45°47′00″N 74°00′00″W / 45.7833°N 74.0000°W
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