Roman Catholic Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville was a Roman Catholic diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 that included part of the Province of Québec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. The diocese was suppressed in 2007 with its territory being divided among the dioceses of Amos
Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec. It is currently led by Bishop-elect Gilles Lemay, formerly an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec, since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, to...

, Baie-Comeau
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski. It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent on 12 September 1905 and as the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent on 24 November 1945...

, and the newly renamed Corner Brook and Labrador
Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Saint John's, Newfoundland. It was re-erected as an apostolic vicariate on 28 April 1892 and as the Diocese of Saint George's on 18 February 1904...

 (formerly St. George's). In 2007, the former cathedral
Cathedral
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 of the diocese in Larbador City was decreed as a basilica
Basilica
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. It is now known as the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help
Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help, Labrador City
The Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and former cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The basilica is under the circumscription of the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador...

.

Residential bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Labrador City-Schefferville, and their terms of service:
  • Lionel Scheffer (1946-1966)
  • Henri Légaré (1967-1972)
  • Peter Alfred Sutton (1974-1986)
  • Henri Goudreault (1987-1996)
  • David Douglas Crosby
    David Douglas Crosby
    David Douglas Crosby O.M.I. is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Bishop of Hamilton, having previously served as Bishop of St...

    (1997-2007)
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