Diocese of

Amos

Canada

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Amos / Amosen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Gatineau

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Sainte-Thérèse-d’Avila, Amos, Québec

Churches by City (62)

Hearst–Moosonee (←), Churchill–Baie d’Hudson (↑), Corner Brook and Labrador (↗), Baie-Comeau (↗), Chicoutimi (→), Trois-Rivières (↘), Joliette (↘), Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier (↓), Rouyn-Noranda (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2011.02.22 – ...):

Bishop Gilles Lemay (75)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Amos (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gilles Lemay (75)
(2011.02.22 – ...)

Bishop of Amos (Canada)

Si tu savais le don de Dieu

Born:	1948.02.24 (Sainte-Emmélie, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1972.06.18
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.04.10

Titular Bishop of Eguga (2005.02.11 – 2011.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada) (2005.02.11 – 2011.02.22)

Bishop of Amos (Canada) (2011.02.22 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Rouyn-Noranda (Canada) (2019.06.25 – 2020.01.31)

Bishop Eugène Tremblay (87)
(2004.05.03 – 2011.02.22)

Bishop emeritus of Amos (Canada)

Que ta volonté soit faite

Born:	1936.02.20 (Saint-Hilarion, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1962.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.01.06

Titular Bishop of Succuba (1994.11.03 – 2004.05.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Québec (Canada) (1994.11.03 – 2004.05.03)

Bishop of Amos (Canada) (2004.05.03 – 2011.02.22)

Bishop Gérard Drainville
(1978.04.19 – 2004.05.03)

Born:	1930.05.20 (Île-Dupas, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1953.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.06.12
Died:	2014.05.11 († 83)

Bishop of Amos (Canada) (1978.04.19 – 2004.05.03)

Bishop Gaston Hains
(1968.10.31 – 1978.04.19)

Born:	1921.09.10 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1946.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1964.10.18
Died:	1986.07.05 († 64)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada) (1964.08.28 – 1967.06.13)

Titular Bishop of Belesasa (1964.08.28 – 1968.10.31)

Coadjutor Bishop of Amos (Canada) (1967.06.13 – 1968.10.31)

Bishop of Amos (Canada) (1968.10.31 – 1978.04.19)

Bishop Joseph-Louis-Aldée Desmarais
(1939.06.22 – 1968.10.31)

Omnia pro Christo rege

Born:	1891.10.31 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1914.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1931.04.22
Died:	1979.09.09 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Ruspæ (1931.01.30 – 1939.06.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada) (1931.01.30 – 1939.06.22)

Bishop of Amos (Canada) (1939.06.22 – 1968.10.31)

Titular Bishop of Medeli (1968.10.31 – 1970.12.08)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Gaston Hains (1967.06.13 – 1968.10.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. (1957.08.12 – 1967.06.13)

Contact Info

Address: Évêché, 450 rue Principale Nord, Amos, QC J9T 2M1, Canada

Phone: +1 (819) 732-6515

Website:

Statistics

Area: 127,237 km²

Population: 82,042 Catholics (79.9% of 102,620 total) (2020)

Statistics: 53 parishes, 22 priests (21 diocesan, 1 religious), 4 deacons, 14 lay religious (1 brother, 13 sisters) (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Teresa of Jesus (October 15)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 23 (1982)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1938.12.03: Established as Diocese of Amos / Amosen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Haileybury and became suffragan of Québec)
1990.10.31: Became suffragan of Gatineau–Hull
2007.05.31: Gained territory from Diocese of Moosonee, gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville and lost territory to Diocese of Chicoutimi, Diocese of Joliette and Diocese of Trois-Rivières

Last updated on 2023.06.05

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