Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois Rivières
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trois Rivières (erected 8 June 1852) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Québec
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec
The Archdiocese of Québec is the oldest Catholic see in the New World north of Mexico. The archdiocese was founded as the Apostolic Vicariate of New France in 1658 and was elevated to a Diocese in 1674 and an Archdiocese in 1819...
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Ordinaries
- Thomas CookeThomas Cooke (bishop)Thomas Cooke was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and the first Bishop of Trois Rivières from 1852 to 1870.-References:* at Catholic-Hierarchy...
(1852 - 1870) - Louis-François Richer dit Laflèche (1870 - 1898)
- François-Xavier CloutierFrançois-Xavier CloutierFrançois-Xavier Cloutier was a Canadian Roman Catholic Bishop. He was Bishop of Trois Rivières from 1889 to his death in 1934.-External links:...
(1899 - 1934) - Alfred-Odilon Comtois (1934 - 1945)
- Maurice RoyMaurice Roy-External links:***...
(1946 - 1947) - Georges Léon Pelletier (1947 - 1975)
- Laurent NoëlLaurent NoëlLaurent Noël, is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Noël was born in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec and was ordained a priest on June 16, 1944 from the Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. He was appointed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec on June 25, 1963 as well as...
(1975 - 1996) - Bishop Emeritus - Martin Veillette (1996 - )
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1874 | Archdiocese of Québec Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe |
Diocese of Sherbrooke |
| 1882 | Diocese of Ottawa Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface |
Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac |
| 1885 | Diocese of Nicolet |