Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier

Diocese of Mont-Laurier
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Quebec
Population - Catholics	82,000 (89.0%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paul Lortie
Emeritus Bishops	Vital Massé
Website
catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmola.html

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier (Latin: Dioecesis Montis Laurei) is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. The diocese contains 51 parishes, 32 active diocesan priests, 7 religious priests, and 82,000 Catholics. It also has 66 Women Religious, and 15 Religious Brothers. The Vatican's website, as of 2011, gives an area of 19,968 (units not given); a total population of 95,256; a Catholic population of 77,340; 35 priests; 1 permanent deacon; and 58 religious.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Mont-Laurier, including auxiliary bishops, and their terms of service:

• François-Xavier Brunet (1913-1922)
• Joseph-Eugène Limoges (1922-1965)
• Joseph Louis André Ouellette (1956-1978)
• Jean Gratton (1978-2001)
• Vital Massé (2001-2012)
• Paul Lortie (2012-)

References

• Diocese of Mont-Laurier page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006