Archdiocese of Montreal
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Archdiocese of Montréal Archidioecesis Marianopolitanus Archidiocèse de Montréal |
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Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Montréal and environs |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Montréal |
| Metropolitan | Montréal, Quebec |
| Population - Catholics |
1,600,000 (67.9%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 13, 1836 |
| Cathedral | Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Archbishop of Montréal |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Thomas Dowd, Alain Faubert |
| Website | |
| diocesemontreal.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal (Latin: Archdioecesis Marianopolitana) is a Latin rite Metropolitan archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec.
The current cathedral of the Archdiocese of Montréal is the Cathedral Basilica of Mary, Queen of the World and St. James the Greater (Basilique cathédrale de Marie-Reine-du-Monde et de Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur), built in 1894.
Prior to that, the diocese had five cathedrals. (From 1821 to 1836, they were the seat of the auxiliary bishop of Quebec in Montréal.)
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,724,357 Catholics (72.3% of 2,386,038 total) on 947 km² in 170 parishes and 35 missions with 901 priests (377 diocesan, 524 religious), 87 deacons, 3,817 lay religious (741 brothers, 3,076 sisters) and 16 seminarians.
The Metropolitan Archbishop of Montréal's province has as suffragan sees:
(all Roman rite)
Coordinates: 45°29′57″N 73°34′06″W / 45.4992°N 73.5684°W
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