Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil
Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis Diocèse de Saint-Jean Longueuil | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Montérégie |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Montréal |
| Coordinates | 45°32′25″N 73°30′28″W / 45.54028°N 73.50778°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,078 km2 (802 sq mi) |
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| Parishes | 45 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 9, 1933 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue |
| Patron saint | John the Evangelist |
| Secular priests | 60 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Claude Hamelin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Christian Lépine |
| Bishops emeritus | Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. |
| Website | |
| dsjl.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis–Longoliensis) is a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal in (mostly francophone) Québec, southeastern Canada.
Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathédrale Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste dedicated to John the Evangelist, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. The Diocese also has a co-cathedral, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Longueuil and a minor basilica: Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes, in Varennes.