Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

The Diocese of Alexandria - Cornwall (Latin: Dioecesis Alexandrinus - Cornubiensis ) is a location in Canada Roman Catholic diocese based in Alexandria.

History

The Diocese of Alexandria - Cornwall was born on January 21, 1890 by Pope Leo XIII. built out of territory of the Archdiocese of Kingston Diocese of Alexandria than in Ontario and this is a suffragan. The Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario was renamed on September 17, 1976 in Diocese of Alexandria - Cornwall.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Alexandria in Ontario

  • Alexander Macdonell, 1890-1905
  • William Andrew Macdonell, 1906-1920
  • Félix Couturier OP, 1921-1941
  • Rosario Brodeur, 1941-1966
  • Adolphe Proulx, 1967-1974, then Bishop of Hull
  • Eugène Philippe LaRocque, 1974-1976

Bishop of Alexandria - Cornwall

  • Eugène Philippe LaRocque, 1976-2002
  • Paul -André Durocher, 2002-2011, then Archbishop of Gatineau
  • Marcel Damphousse, since 2012
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