Diocese of Nicolet Dioecesis Nicoletana | |
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![]() Saint-Jean-Baptiste Cathedral | |
![]() Logo of the Diocese | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
Population - Catholics | 189,900 (98.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 July 1885 |
Cathedral | St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Nicolet |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Daniel Jodoin |
Bishops emeritus | André Gazaille |
Website | |
http://www.diocesenicolet.qc.ca/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet (Latin: Dioecesis Nicoletana) (erected 10 July 1885) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
Cathedral
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The seat of the bishop (or "ordinary") is the Cathedral of St. Jean-Baptiste, a spectacular building opened in 1963, which seats 1,200 worshippers and features extensive stained glass as well as other artwork by a number of local artists. The present building is the fifth cathedral, successor to four previous buildings that fell victim to various physical disasters: two collapses, a fire, and damage from the Nicolet landslide of 1955. A frieze of stained glass in the apse shows characters from the Bible and from the history of the Christian church, including a portrait of Bishop Martin, who was responsible for construction of the new building.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Elphège Gravel (1885 – 1904)
- Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault (1904 – 1937)
- Albini Lafortune (1938 – 1950)
- Joseph Albertus Martin (1950 – 1989)
- Raymond Saint-Gelais (1989 – 2011)
- André Gazaille (2011 – 2022)
- Daniel Jodoin (2022 – )
Coadjutor bishops
- Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault (1899-1904)
- Joseph Albertus Martin (1950)
- Raymond Saint-Gelais (1988-1989)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Joseph-Roméo Gagnon, appointed Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick in 1949
Bibliography
- "Diocese of Nicolet". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
- Brunault, Joseph Simon Herman (1911). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company. . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).
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