Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston, Canada
, (erected 16 December 1944) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, (erected 16 December 1944) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Moncton is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of New Brunswick and includes the suffragan dioceses of Bathurst, Edmundston, and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is currently led by Archbishop André Richard.As of 2004, the archdiocese...
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Ordinaries
- Marie-Antoine Roy, O.F.M. (1945 - 1948)
- Joseph-Roméo Gagnon (1949 - 1970)
- Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M. (1970 - 1983)
- Gérard DionneGérard DionneGérard Dionne is a Canadian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and one of oldest Roman Catholic Bishops of Canada.Dionne was born in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick and ordained a priest in Edmundston on May 1, 1948...
(1983 - 1993) - Bishop Emeritus - François Thibodeau, C.I.M. (1993 - 2009) - Bishop Emeritus
- Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (2009- present)
External links and references
- Diocese of Edmundston official site