Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec
The Archdiocese of Québec ( Latin: Archidioecesis Quebecensis ) in Canada is the oldest Roman Catholic Diocese of New World north of Mexico. It was founded in 1658 as the Apostolic Vicariate of New France, in 1674 to the diocese in 1819 and elevated to archdiocese.
The diocese lost large parts of its territory by the establishment of dioceses Halifax and Kingston in 1817, Winnipeg in 1844, Montreal in 1852 and Chicoutimi in 1878.
The Archbishop of Quebec has the title " Primate of Canada ." Cathedral is Notre- Dame de Quebec in Quebec City.
Bishops
- François de Montmorency -Laval (1658-1688)
- Jean -Baptiste de la Croix Chevrière de Saint -Vallier (1688-1727)
- Louis -François Duplessis de Mornay (1727-1733)
- Pierre Dosquet Hermann (1733-1739)
- François Louis de Pourroy Lauberivière (1739-1740)
- Henri -Marie Dubreuil de Pontbriand (1741-1760)
- Jean -Olivier Briand (1766-1784)
- Louis -Philippe -François d' Mariauchau Esglis (1784-1788)
- Jean -François Hubert (1788-1797)
- Pierre Denaut (1797-1806)
Archbishops
- Joseph- Octave Plessis (1806-1825)
- Bernard- Claude Panet (1825-1833)
- Joseph Signay (1833-1850)
- Pierre- Flavien Turgeon (1850-1867)
- Charles -François Baillargeon (1855-1870)
- Elzéar -Alexandre Taschereau Cardinal (1871-1898)
- Louis- Nazaire Bégin Cardinal (1898-1925)
- Paul -Eugène Roy (1925-1926)
- Felix -Raymond -Marie Cardinal Rouleau (1926-1931)
- Jean -Marie- Rodrigue Villeneuve Cardinal (1931-1947)
- Cardinal Maurice Roy (1947-1981)
- Louis -Albert Cardinal Vachon (1981-1990)
- Maurice Couture RSV, (1990-2002)
- Cardinal Marc Ouellet PSS (2002-2010)
- Gérald Cyprien Lacroix Cardinal Ispx ( since 2011 )