Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. X, 1953 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Saint John's, Archdiocese of

SAN GIOVANNI DI QUÉBEC (SAINT JEAN), DIOCESI DI

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SAINT JOHN'S, ARCHDIOCESE OF. - City and diocese in the province of Québec (Canada).

The diocese of S. J. of Q. was erected by Pius XI on 9 June 1933 by the splitting off of that of Montréal and comprises five districts: St-Jean, Naperville, Laprairie, Chambly and Verchères. The Catholic population is 109,212 souls cared for by 144 diocesan priests and 62 religious. In the diocese there are 2 classical colleges, 59 churches or chapels, 2 hospitals, 7 asylums and hospices, 1 agricultural school.

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BIBL.: Pius XI, Ecclesiae universalis sollicitudo, 9 June 1933, in AAS, 26 (1934), pp. 622-24; Le Canada ecclésiastique 1950, Montréal 1950, pp. 313-22.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X (1953), col. 1769.

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Carrière, Gastone. “San Giovanni di Québec (Saint Jean), diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, col. 1769. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/san-giovanni-di-quebec-saint-jean-diocesi-di.

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Carrière, Gastone. “San Giovanni di Québec (Saint Jean), diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. X, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1769. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/san-giovanni-di-quebec-saint-jean-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Carrière, Gastone},
  title     = {San Giovanni di Québec (Saint Jean), diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {X},
  pages     = {1769},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/san-giovanni-di-quebec-saint-jean-diocesi-di}
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