Diocese of Nicolet, Canada

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Nicolet / Nicoletan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Sherbrooke

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint John the Baptist (June 24)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 23 (1963)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1885.07.10: Established as Diocese of Nicolet / Nicoletan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Trois-Rivières and became suffragan of Québec)
1951.03.02: Became suffragan of Sherbrooke

Contact Info

Address: C.P. 820, 49 rue Mgr Brunault, Nicolet, QC J3T 1X7, Canada

Phone: +1 (819) 293-4696

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.10.18 – ...):

Bishop Daniel Jodoin (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Nicolet (Roman Rite)

Bishop Daniel Jodoin (67)
(2022.10.18 – ...)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada)

Caritas in veritate

Born:	1957.03.02 (Granby, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1992.10.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2013.04.25

Priest of Sherbrooke (Canada) (1992.10.03 – 2013.01.22)

Bishop of Bathurst (Canada) (2013.01.22 – 2022.10.18)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (2022.10.18 – ...)

Bishop André Gazaille (78)
(2011.07.11 – 2022.10.18)

Bishop emeritus of Nicolet (Canada)

L’amour du Christ nous presse

Born:	1946.05.16 (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1971.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.03.25

Priest of Montréal (Canada) (1971.05.29 – 2006.02.11)

Titular Bishop of Vaga (2006.02.11 – 2011.07.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (2006.02.11 – 2011.07.11)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (2011.07.11 – 2022.10.18)

Bishop Raymond Saint-Gelais (88)
(1989.03.14 – 2011.07.11)

Bishop emeritus of Nicolet (Canada)

Dans la tendresse de Jésus Christ

Born:	1936.03.23 (Sorel, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1960.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1980.07.31

Priest of Saint-Hyacinthe (Canada) (1960.06.12 – 1980.07.05)

Titular Bishop of Diana (1980.07.05 – 1988.02.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (Canada) (1980.07.05 – 1988.02.19)

Coadjutor Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1988.02.19 – 1989.03.14)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1989.03.14 – 2011.07.11)

Bishop Joseph Albertus Martin
(1950.11.08 – 1989.03.14)

Born:	1913.10.04 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1939.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.10.07
Died:	1990.12.16 († 77)

Titular Bishop of Bassiana (1950.08.21 – 1950.11.08)

Coadjutor Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1950.08.21 – 1950.11.08)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1950.11.08 – 1989.03.14)

Bishop Albini Lafortune
(1938.05.17 – 1950.11.08)

Fiat voluntas tua

Born:	1893.05.05 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1917.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1938.07.25
Died:	1950.11.08 († 57)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1938.05.17 – 1950.11.08)

Bishop Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault
(1904.01.28 – 1937.10.21)

Fortitudo mea Dominus

Born:	1857.01.10 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1882.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.12.27
Died:	1937.10.21 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Tubunæ (1899.09.30 – 1904.01.28)

Coadjutor Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1899.09.30 – 1904.01.28)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1904.01.28 – 1937.10.21)

Bishop Elphège Gravel
(1885.07.10 – 1904.01.28)

Angulari lapide Christo Jesu

Born:	1838.10.12 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1870.09.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1885.08.02
Died:	1904.01.28 († 65)

Bishop of Nicolet (Canada) (1885.07.10 – 1904.01.28)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Raymond Saint-Gelais (88) (1988.02.19 – 1989.03.14)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Joseph Albertus Martin (1950.08.21 – 1950.11.08)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Joseph-Simon-Herman Brunault (1899.09.30 – 1904.01.28)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Nicolet, Québec
Minor Basilica: Basilique Saint-Frédéric, Drummondville, Québec
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (66)

Saint-Hyacinthe (↙), Trois-Rivières (↖), Québec (↗), Sherbrooke (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,682 km²

Population: 224,600 Catholics (97.4% of 230,700 total)

Pastoral Centres: 26 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 69 priests (61 diocesan, 8 religious), 19 deacons, 136 religious (27 brothers, 109 sisters)