Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec

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Archdiocese of Québec

Archidiœcesis Quebecensis

Archidiocèse de Québec
Coat of arms
Location
Country Canada
TerritoryQuebec City
Ecclesiastical provinceQuebec
Statistics
Area35,180 km2 (13,580 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2017)
1,277,354
1,015,815 (79.5%)
Parishes40 [1]
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established12 January 1658; 366 years ago
CathedralNotre-Dame de Québec
Patron saintImmaculate Conception and Louis IX of France
Secular priests737
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopGérald Lacroix
Auxiliary BishopsMarc Pelchat and Juan Carlos Londoño
Map
Website
www.ecdq.org Edit this at Wikidata
Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral

The Archdiocese of Québec (

Notre-Dame de Québec in Quebec City
.

History

New France

From the beginning of

King Louis XIV. In 1663, Laval would establish the Seminary of Québec. In 1674, with the population of New France growing rapidly and the Seminary of Québec enrolling more students, Pope Clement X elevated the apostolic vicariate to a diocese, which would depend directly on the Holy See; this provision would later secure its permanence after New France passed into the hands of Great Britain
in 1760. At its peak, in 1712, the Diocese of Québec covered the entire American continent to the Gulf of Mexico. Only the British colonies that would later become the United States and the Spanish colony of Florida were not under the authority of the Bishop of Quebec.

British rule

Under British rule, the peoples of Québec were discriminated against in respect of their Catholic faith and their language. Any person in the

archdiocese
. By 1840, political leaders formally recognized the Church. The Archdiocese of Québec was split into new dioceses as the population increased.

Today

It lost large pieces of its territory with the formation of the Dioceses of

Montréal
in 1852.

It is common, but not inherent to the title, for the Archbishops of Québec to either be named to the cardinalate while serving or when transferred to a larger archdiocese or to a post in the Roman Curia.

Primate of Canada

Since 24 January 1956, the Archbishop of Quebec has the ceremonial title of Primate of Canada; the title was given to the reigning Archbishop of Quebec by Pope Pius XII.

Bishop's Palace and Chapel of Bishop's Palace

Built in 1693 to 1694 on order by Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier, the Chapel of Bishop's Palace was a private place of worship for the Bishop of Quebec and located within the residence (or Bishop's Palace).

Following the British conquest the chapel was leased to Legislative Council of the Province of Quebec from 1777 to 1791 and successors Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and Legislative Council of Lower Canada from 1791 to 1833.

The chapel was demolished in 1831 to build a new addition where the two legislative houses met from 1834 to 1839. The new addition and bishop's residence would survive until it was demolished in 1852–1853. A new bishop's residence by Thomas Baillarge was built in 1844 to 1847 slight north.

Preparing for the return of Parliament to Quebec City, a new parliamentary building was completed from 1853 to 1854 on Côte de la Montagne, but it burned down shortly after. Parliament relocated within the city to Quebec Music Hall and Quebec City Courthouse until capital rotated out again.

Rebuilt by 1860 and served Parliament until 1866. The building was repurposed as

Parliament of the new province of Quebec in 1867. A fire destroyed this building in 1883 and decision was made to relocate to the nearly complete new home which had begun construction since 1877. The burned-out building was demolished by 1894. Today the old Parliament site is now home to Parc Montmorency
.

Leadership

Ordinaries

Main article: List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Quebec

Below is a list of individuals who have led the Archdiocese of Quebec and its antecedent jurisdictions since its founding.[2][3]

Apostolic Vicars of New France

Saint François de Montmorency-Laval, first bishop of Quebec

Bishops of Québec

Archbishops of Québec

Coadjutor archbishops

Under the

Code of Canon Law, the coadjutor bishop has the right of succession (cum jure successionis) upon the death, retirement or resignation of the diocesan bishop he is assisting.[4][5][6] All coadjutor ordinaries except for Charles-François Bailly de Messein
eventually succeeded to become head of the Archdiocese of Quebec or its antecedent jurisdictions.

Auxiliary bishops

Unlike coadjutors, auxiliary bishops do not have the right of succession, per canon 975, §1 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law.[4] Four auxiliaries went on to become Archbishop of Quebec.

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Recent appointments

On February 22, 2011,

Laval University, and from 1985 to 1987, directed the La Maison du Renouveau, a formation and Christian renewal centre. He was ordained a priest on October 8, 1988, in the parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Recouvrance
. He was ordained to the episcopacy as Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec on May 24, 2009.

On December 12, 2011, Pope Benedict appointed Gaetan Proulx and Denis Grondin Jr. as Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese of Quebec to serve under Lacroix. They were ordained to the episcopacy as Auxiliary Bishops of Quebec on February 25, 2012.[7]

On May 4, 2015, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Grondin as Archbishop of Rimouski.

On July 2, 2016, Pope Francis appointed Bishop Proulx as Bishop of Gaspé.[8] On October 25, 2016, the same pope appointed Louis Corriveau and Marc Pelchat as Auxiliary Bishops of the Archdiocese. In 2019, he transferred Bishop Corriveau to a diocesan post elsewhere, and on November 25 appointed Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. as auxiliary here.

References

  1. ^ "Trouver une église dans le Diocèse de Québec | Église catholique de Québec". 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Évêques d'hier à aujourd'hui". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020. (in French)
  3. ^ "Évêques et archevêques – Liste". Archives of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020. (in French)
  4. ^ a b "Code of Canon Law – Book II, Part II, Section II, Title I". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. January 25, 1983. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Van Hove, A. (1913). "Bishop". In Charles George Herbermann (ed.). The Original Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Robert Appleton Company. p. 581. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  6. ^ Agnew, Paddy; McGarry, Patsy (May 5, 2012). "Vatican may appoint bishop to aid Brady". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 6, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  7. ^ https://translate.google.com/translate?tl=en&sourceid=ie8-activity&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F28529.php%3Findex%3D28529%26lang%3Den [bare URL]
  8. ^ "Appointments and Installations – Apostolic Nunciature in Canada".

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