Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in Québec, southeastern Canada.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. The Diocese also has a co-cathedral, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Longueuil and a minor basilica: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes.

History

Erected on 9 June 1933, as the Diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Montréal, its Metropolitan.
It was renamed on 27 February 1982 as Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil / SanctiIoannis–Longolien.

As per 2015, it pastorally served 634,425 Catholics on in 45 parishes and 1 mission with 89 priests, 4 deacons, 350 lay religious and 4 seminarians.

; Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Québec

Paul-Ernest-Anastase Forget
Gérard-Marie Coderre, died 1993; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Ægæ and Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec
Bernard Hubert, previously Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec

; Suffragan Bishops of Saint-Jean-de-Longueuil

Bernard Hubert, also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Jacques Berthelet, Viatorians, also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops ; previously Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator, Titular Bishop of Lamsorti as Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean–Longueuil
Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., also vice-president of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops ; previously Titular Bishop of Tagase as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal
*Auxiliary Bishop : Louis Dicaire, Titular Bishop of Thizica, previously Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal
*Auxiliary Bishop : Claude Hamelin, Titular Bishop of Apollonia ; next Bishop here
Claude Hamelin