Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil
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Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis Diocèse de Saint-Jean Longueuil |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Montérégie |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Montréal |
| Metropolitan | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,078 km2 (802 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 743,326 625,550 (84.2%) |
| Parishes | 45 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 9, 1933 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue |
| Patron saint | St. John |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop of Montréal |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil |
| Website | |
| dsjl.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in (mostly francophone) Québec, southeastern Canada.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
It also has a Co-Cathedral: Cocathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Longueuil, Québec, and a Minor basilica: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes, Québec.
As per 2015, it pastorally served 634,425 Catholics (83.2% of 762,240 total) on 2,078 km² in 45 parishes and 1 mission with 89 priests (60 diocesan, 29 religious), 4 deacons, 350 lay religious (99 brothers, 251 sisters) and 4 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite native Canadians)
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