Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos is a Roman Catholic diocese that covers part of the Province of Quebec. The diocese was erected by Pope Pius XI on 3 December 1938. Joseph-Aldée Desmarais was named its first bishop on 20 June 1939 by Pope Pius XII. It has a total area of and a total population of 115,000.
The diocese has been headed by Gilles Lemay, formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec, since his installation on April 15, 2011. He replaced the retiring bishop, Eugène Tremblay, who had reached the mandatory retirement age for bishops of 75.
The diocese has 35 priests, 47 Religious Sisters, and 91,600 Catholics.Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the Bishops of Amos and their terms of service:
- Joseph-Aldée Desmarais
- Albert Sanschagrin
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Roger Ébacher, appointed Bishop of Hauterive, Québec in 1979
- Marc Ouellet, appointed titular Archbishop in 2001; future Cardinal
