Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses | General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicariate Apostolic of New France (Nouvelle-France) | |||
| 11 April1658 | Erected | Archdiocese ofRouen | Vicariate Apostolic of New France (Nouvelle-France) (erected) |
| Diocese of Québec | |||
| 1 October1674 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of New France (Nouvelle-France) | Diocese of Québec (Most of North America (from Gulf of St. Lawrence to Gulf of Mexico, excluding New England, Florida, and California)) |
| 1763 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Québec | Prefecture Apostolic ofIles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (erected) ((13 Jun 1818 and 4 Mar 1912)) |
| 30 May1784 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic ofLondon District (formally) Diocese of Québec (de facto) | Prefecture Apostolic ofNewfoundland (erected) |
| 4 July1817 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Québec | Vicariate Apostolic ofNova Scotia (erected) |
| 12 January1819 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Québec | Vicariate Apostolic ofUpper Canada (erected) |
| Archdiocese of Québec | |||
| 12 January1819 | Elevated | Diocese of Québec | Archdiocese of Québec |
| 1 February1820 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Anticosti Island and the Labrador coast) | Vicariate Apostolic ofNewfoundland |
| 11 August1829 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and the Magdalen Islands) | Diocese ofCharlottetown (erected) |
| 4 September1829 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Cape Breton) | Vicariate Apostolic ofNova Scotia |
| 13 May1836 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec | Diocese ofMontréal (erected) |
| 1 December1843 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese ofBaltimore Archdiocese of Québec | Vicariate Apostolic ofOregon Territory (erected) (From California to Alaska, from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean) |
| 16 April1844 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec | Vicariate Apostolic ofNorth-West (Nord-Ouest) (erected) |
| 12 July1844 | Elevated | Archdiocese of Québec (became a Metropolitan) | |
| 8 June1852 | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMontréal (Counties of St-Hyacinthe, Richelieu, Rouville, Missisquoi, Shefford, and Stanstead) Archdiocese of Québec (Parts of the county of Sherbrooke) | Diocese ofSaint-Hyacinthe (erected) |
| 8 June1852 | Territory Lost | Diocese ofMontréal Archdiocese of Québec | Diocese ofTrois-Rivières (erected) |
| 15 January1867 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec | Diocese ofRimouski (St. Germain of) (erected) |
| 28 August1874 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec Diocese ofSaint-Hyacinthe Diocese ofTrois-Rivières | Diocese ofSherbrooke (erected) |
| 28 May1878 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec | Diocese ofChicoutimi (erected) |
| 20 July1909 | Territory Added | Diocese ofNicolet (Bellevue) | Archdiocese of Québec |
| 28 June1929 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Blier) | Diocese ofRimouski (St. Germain of) |
| 26 April1941 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Canton Price) | Diocese ofSherbrooke |
| 23 June1951 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Kamouraslca, Islet, Montmagny, and Rivière du Loup) | Diocese ofSainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (erected) |
| 3 January1966 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (St. Rémi du Lac aux Sables, St. Leopold de Eervey Jonction, Notre Dame des Anges de Montauban, and Saint Eloi les Mines) | Diocese ofTrois-Rivières |
| 23 January1975 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges (Lac-Édouard)) | Diocese ofTrois-Rivières |
| 23 January1975 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Québec (Ganton Sagard) | Diocese ofChicoutimi |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Québec | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 622,000 | 632,100 | 98.4% | 1,100 | 351 | 1,451 | 428 | 399 | 6,500 | 285 | ap1951 | |
| 1966 | 710,421 | 716,864 | 99.1% | 1,052 | 513 | 1,565 | 453 | 1,360 | 7,720 | 275 | ap1967 | |
| 1970 | 761,728 | 768,351 | 99.1% | 1,005 | 576 | 1,581 | 481 | 148 | 6,992 | 272 | ap1971 | |
| 1976 | 873,165 | 885,601 | 98.6% | 957 | 560 | 1,517 | 575 | 26 | 1,479 | 6,500 | 276 | ap1977 |
| 1980 | 954,359 | 993,138 | 96.1% | 894 | 614 | 1,508 | 632 | 35 | 1,319 | 6,223 | 274 | ap1981 |
| 1990 | 1,041,116 | 1,063,406 | 97.9% | 704 | 454 | 1,158 | 899 | 62 | 1,045 | 4,657 | 273 | ap1991 |
| 1999 | 1,042,762 | 1,075,188 | 97.0% | 568 | 349 | 917 | 1,137 | 79 | 763 | 3,816 | 254 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 1,014,361 | 1,047,001 | 96.9% | 550 | 356 | 906 | 1,119 | 81 | 778 | 3,812 | 249 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 1,027,948 | 1,072,950 | 95.8% | 535 | 361 | 896 | 1,147 | 82 | 762 | 3,771 | 234 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 1,040,227 | 1,080,135 | 96.3% | 518 | 351 | 869 | 1,197 | 86 | 747 | 3,766 | 233 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 1,047,425 | 1,098,212 | 95.4% | 518 | 342 | 860 | 1,217 | 93 | 767 | 3,502 | 229 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 1,076,180 | 1,149,301 | 93.6% | 498 | 348 | 846 | 1,272 | 91 | 734 | 3,282 | 227 | ap2005 |
| 2010 | 1,040,690 | 1,195,261 | 87.1% | 418 | 283 | 701 | 1,484 | 95 | 629 | 2,729 | 219 | ap2011 |
| 2014 | 1,062,746 | 1,226,493 | 86.6% | 388 | 246 | 634 | 1,676 | 90 | 400 | 2,662 | 207 | ap2015 |
| 2017 | 1,015,815 | 1,277,354 | 79.5% | 349 | 261 | 610 | 1,665 | 84 | 591 | 1,971 | 201 | ap2018 |
| 2020 | 984,743 | 1,287,105 | 76.5% | 305 | 173 | 478 | 2,060 | 78 | 369 | 1,729 | 40 | ap2021 |
| 2022 | 1,000,849 | 1,299,330 | 77.0% | 271 | 139 | 410 | 2,441 | 77 | 310 | 1,498 | 40 | ap2023 |
| 2023 | 959,200 | 1,245,295 | 77.0% | 263 | 147 | 410 | 2,339 | 75 | 318 | 1,399 | 40 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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