Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in (mostly francophone) Québec, southeastern Canada.
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Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis Diocèse de Saint-Jean Longueuil | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Montérégie |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Montréal |
Coordinates | 45°32′25″N 73°30′28″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,078 km2 (802 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 762,240[1] 634,425 (83.2%) |
Parishes | 45 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 9, 1933 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue |
Patron saint | John the Evangelist |
Secular priests | 60 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Claude Hamelin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Christian Lépine |
Bishops emeritus | Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. |
Website | |
dsjl.org |
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Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
It has a Co-Cathedral: Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Longueuil, Québec, and a Minor basilica: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes, Québec.