The Diocese of Moosonee () was a

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that included part of the Province of

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. As of 2016, the diocese contained 12 parishes with no active diocesan priests, 3 religious priests, and 7,450 Catholics. It also had 3 religious brothers. On 3 December 2018, this Diocese merged with the Diocese of Hearst, to create the new Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee.

History

* 3 December 1938: Established as ''the

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of Baie de James'' from the Diocese of Haileybury and Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ontario. * 13 July 1967: Elevated as ''the

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of Moosonee''. * 31 May 2007: Lost territory to the

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. * 3 December 2018: Officially suppressed and its territory united into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst to create the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the Vicars apostolic and bishops of Moosonee and their terms of service: * Henri Belleau,

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(1939–1964) * Jules Leguerrier,

(1964–1992) * Vincent Cadieux,

(1991–2016) **From 2007 to 2016, he served as Bishop of Hearst as well, an appointment that joined the two dioceses only through him, ''

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'', but did not create a single diocesan administration. * Robert Bourgon (Apostolic Administrator 2016–2018)

References

External links

Diocese of Moosonee page at catholichierarchy.org
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