Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec
The Archdiocese of Québec (Latin: Archidiœcesis Quebecensis; French: Archidiocèse de Québec) is a Catholic archdiocese in Quebec, Canada. Being the first see in the New World north of Mexico, the Archdiocese of Quebec is also the primatial see for Canada. The Archdiocese of Quebec is also the ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of Chicoutimi, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and Trois-Rivières. The archdiocese's cathedral is Notre-Dame de Québec in Quebec City.
Archdiocese of Québec Archidiœcesis Quebecensis Archidiocèse de Québec | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Quebec City |
| Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 35,180 km2 (13,580 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 1,277,354 1,015,815 (79.5%) |
| Parishes | 40 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 January 1658; 366 years ago |
| Cathedral | Notre-Dame de Québec |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception and St. Louis |
| Secular priests | 737 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Gérald Lacroix |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Marc Pelchat and Juan Carlos Londoño |
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