Roman Catholic Diocese of Chicoutimi

Diocese of Chicoutimi

Dioecesis Chicoutimiensis
Coat of Arms
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceQuébec
Statistics
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2016)
  • 282,000 (est.)
  • 275,000 (est.) (97.5%)
Parishes65
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralSaint-François-Xavier Cathedral
Secular priests112 (diocesan)
21 (Religious Orders)
43 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopRené Guay
Metropolitan ArchbishopGérald Lacroix
Bishops emeritusAndré Rivest
Website
evechedechicoutimi.qc.ca

The Diocese of Chicoutimi (Latin: Dioecesis Chicoutimiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Quebec, centred on the borough of Chicoutimi in the city of Saguenay. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Quebec.

On 18 November 2017, Pope Francis appointed René Guay, a priest of Chicoutimi, as the new bishop.