Mont-Laurier (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Mont-Laurier
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 21 April 1913
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Gatineau
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Province: Québec
- Country: Canada
- Square Kilometers: 19,968 (7,712 Square Miles)
- Conference Region: Quebec
- Catholic Directory Abbreviation: ML
- Mailing Address: Évêché, 435 rue de la Madone, Mont-Laurier, QC J9L 1S1, Canada
- Telephone: (819)623-5530
- Fax: 623-9523

Past Ordinaries

François-Xavier Brunet † (6 Aug 1913 Appointed - 7 Jan 1922 Died)
Joseph-Eugène Limoges † (11 Sep 1922 Appointed - 1 Mar 1965 Died)
Joseph Louis André Ouellette † (27 Mar 1965 Appointed - 10 May 1978 Resigned)
Jean Gratton † (10 May 1978 Appointed - 8 Sep 2001 Retired)
Vital Massé (8 Sep 2001 Appointed - 2 Feb 2012 Retired)
Paul Lortie (2 Feb 2012 Appointed - 10 Jul 2019 Retired)
Raymond Poisson (1 Jun 2020 Appointed - 1 Jun 2022 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
21 April 1913	Erected	Archdiocese of Ottawa (Wright, Northfield, Blake, Bigelow, Wells, Bidwell, Preston, Addington, Amherst, Arundel, Montcalm, and Howard)	Diocese of Mont-Laurier (erected)
23 June 1951	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mont-Laurier (3 parishes in Argenteuil) Archdiocese of Montréal (18 parishes in Terrebonne; 8 parishes from Deux Montagnes; and 4 parishes from Argenteuil) Archdiocese of Ottawa (7 parishes from Argenteuil)	Diocese of Saint-Jérôme (erected)
9 May 1966	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Montréal (Morin)	Diocese of Mont-Laurier
31 October 1990	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Mont-Laurier (from Ottawa)
20 May 2022	Territory Lost	Diocese of Mont-Laurier (L'Assomption-de-Marie, Notre-Dame-du-Très-Saint-Rosaire, and Saint-Patrick (in Maniwaki), Sainte-Marie-de-l'Incarnation (in Gracefield), and Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel (in Duhamel))	Archdiocese of Gatineau
1 June 2022	United	Diocese of Mont-Laurier Diocese of Saint-Jérôme	Diocese of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 56,785 57,985 97.9% 101 49 150 378 181 370 52 ap1951

1966 65,897 67,116 98.2% 102 42 144 457 54 405 56 ap1967

1970 68,110 69,682 97.7% 94 47 141 483 94 367 55 ap1971

1976 65,835 68,108 96.7% 71 52 123 535 106 268 62 ap1977

1980 67,125 70,100 95.8% 63 44 107 627 103 242 62 ap1981

1990 75,000 77,200 97.2% 53 38 91 824 75 175 59 ap1991

1999 77,860 86,511 90.0% 38 25 63 1,235 46 110 59 ap2000

2000 77,980 86,969 89.7% 36 20 56 1,392 34 96 59 ap2001

2001 77,980 86,969 89.7% 36 19 55 1,417 31 69 59 ap2002

2002 82,074 92,218 89.0% 37 13 50 1,641 26 65 59 ap2003

2003 82,074 92,218 89.0% 31 13 44 1,865 25 65 54 ap2004

2004 82,074 92,218 89.0% 32 7 39 2,104 15 66 51 ap2005

2013 77,340 97,480 79.3% 28 6 34 2,274 2 10 30 19 ap2014

2016 77,965 96,910 80.5% 28 3 31 2,515 2 3 11 19 ap2017

2019 79,000 98,300 80.4% 24 3 27 2,925 2 3 5 16 ap2020

2021 81,250 101,000 80.4% 22 2 24 3,385 2 2 5 16 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	56,785	57,985	97.9%	101	49	150	378		181	370	52	ap1951
1966	65,897	67,116	98.2%	102	42	144	457		54	405	56	ap1967
1970	68,110	69,682	97.7%	94	47	141	483		94	367	55	ap1971
1976	65,835	68,108	96.7%	71	52	123	535		106	268	62	ap1977
1980	67,125	70,100	95.8%	63	44	107	627		103	242	62	ap1981
1990	75,000	77,200	97.2%	53	38	91	824		75	175	59	ap1991
1999	77,860	86,511	90.0%	38	25	63	1,235		46	110	59	ap2000
2000	77,980	86,969	89.7%	36	20	56	1,392		34	96	59	ap2001
2001	77,980	86,969	89.7%	36	19	55	1,417		31	69	59	ap2002
2002	82,074	92,218	89.0%	37	13	50	1,641		26	65	59	ap2003
2003	82,074	92,218	89.0%	31	13	44	1,865		25	65	54	ap2004
2004	82,074	92,218	89.0%	32	7	39	2,104		15	66	51	ap2005
2013	77,340	97,480	79.3%	28	6	34	2,274	2	10	30	19	ap2014
2016	77,965	96,910	80.5%	28	3	31	2,515	2	3	11	19	ap2017
2019	79,000	98,300	80.4%	24	3	27	2,925	2	3	5	16	ap2020
2021	81,250	101,000	80.4%	22	2	24	3,385	2	2	5	16	ap2022