Diocese of

Edmundston

Canada

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Edmundston / Edmundstonen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Moncton

Neighbouring Dioceses: Portland in Maine (↙), Rimouski (↑), Bathurst (↗), Saint John, New Brunswick (↘)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 11 (1951)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1944.12.16: Established as Diocese of Edmundston / Edmundstonen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Bathurst and became suffragan of Moncton)

Contact Info

Address: Centre diocésain, 60 rue Bouchard, Edmundston, NB E3V 3K1, Canada

Phone: +1 (506) 735-5578

Present Prelates

Bishop:	vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2026.08.15 – ...):	Bishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem. (63) Bishop of Bathurst (Canada)

Monsignors (5)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Edmundston (Roman Rite)

Bishop Michel Proulx, O. Praem. (63)
(Apostolic Administrator 2026.08.15 – ...)

Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. (79)
(2009.01.05 – 2026.08.15)

Bishop emeritus of Edmundston (Canada)

Verba vitæ æternæ habes

Born:	1947.07.22 (Lachine, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1975.08.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.06.11

Titular Bishop of Sufasar (2003.03.25 – 2009.01.05)

Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax (Canada) (2003.03.25 – 2009.01.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Halifax (Canada) (2007.07.13 – 2007.10.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth (Canada) (2007.07.13 – 2007.10.18)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) (2009.01.05 – 2026.08.15)

Bishop François Thibodeau, C.I.M.
(1993.10.22 – 2009.01.05)

Son amour s’étend d’âge en âge

Born:	1939.07.27 (Saint-Odilon, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1965.05.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.01.09
Died:	2023.06.26 (Québec, QC, Canada † 83)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) (1993.10.22 – 2009.01.05)

Bishop Gérard Dionne
(1983.11.23 – 1993.10.20)

Je suis votre frère

Born:	1919.06.19 (Saint-Basile, NB, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1948.05.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.04.08
Died:	2020.05.13 (Edmundston, NB, Canada † 100)

Priest of Edmundston (Canada) (1948.05.01 – 1975.01.29)

Titular Bishop of Garba (1975.01.29 – 1983.11.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie (Canada) (1975.01.29 – 1983.11.23)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) (1983.11.23 – 1993.10.20)

Bishop Fernand Lacroix, C.I.M.
(1970.08.19 – 1983.05.31)

Le Christ tout en toutes choses

Born:	1919.10.16 (Québec, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1946.02.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.10.20
Died:	1994.02.28 († 74)

Superior General of Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists) (1966.08.19 – 1970.08.19)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) (1970.08.19 – 1983.05.31)

Bishop Joseph-Roméo Gagnon
(1949.02.12 – 1970.02.18)

Mihi vivere Christus est

Born:	1903.02.24 (Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1928.07.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1949.03.31
Died:	1970.02.18 (Edmundston, NB, Canada † 66)

Priest of Nicolet (Canada) (1928.07.08 – 1949.02.12)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) (1949.02.12 – 1970.02.18)

Bishop Marie-Antoine Roy, O.F.M.
(1945.05.31 – 1948.10.27)

Evangelizare divitias Christi

Born:	1893.03.24 (Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1916.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1945.08.15
Died:	1948.10.27 († 55)

Bishop of Edmundston (Canada) (1945.05.31 – 1948.10.27)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale de l’Immaculée-Conception, Edmundston, New Brunswick

Churches by City (32)

Portland in Maine (↙), Rimouski (↑), Bathurst (↗), Saint John, New Brunswick (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,838 km²

Population: 41,996 Catholics (96.6% of 43,481 total)

Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 25 priests (22 diocesan, 3 religious), 31 religious (3 brothers, 28 sisters)

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.08.24

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