Diocese of Valleyfield

Diocese of Valleyfield Dioecesis Campivallensis
The Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Valleyfield
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Québec
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Montreal
Headquarters	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Canada
Statistics
Area	3,225 km2 (1,245 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2017) 290,153 211,299 (72.8%)
Parishes	23
Churches	43
Information
First holder	Joseph-Médard Émard
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1892
Cathedral	Basilica Cathedral of St. Cecilia
Patron saint	Saint Cecilia
Secular priests	48
Language	French, English, Spanish and Mohawk language
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Alain Faubert
Metropolitan Archbishop	Christian Lépine
Vicar General	André Lafleur
Judicial Vicar	Jean Trudeau
Bishops emeritus	Noël Simard
Website
https://www.diocesevalleyfield.org

Diocese of Valleyfield — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valleyfield (Latin: Dioecesis Campivallensis) is a Catholic diocese in Quebec and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Montreal. It was erected in 1892.

The diocese, which is based in the western suburbs of Montreal, features approximately 201,000 baptized Catholics. Parishioners are served by 48 priests, 17 deacons, 31 religious brothers, and 76 religious sisters. In 2008, the diocese consolidated its 63 parishes into 24.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Joseph-Médard Émard (1892–1922), appointed Archbishop of Ottawa
• Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. (1923–1926), appointed Archbishop of Québec (elevated to Cardinal in 1927)
• Joseph Alfred Langlois (1926–1966)
• Percival Caza (1966–1969)
• Guy Bélanger (1969–1975)
• Robert Lebel (1976–2000)
• Luc Cyr (2001–2011), appointed Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec
• Noël Simard (2011–2024)
• Alain Faubert (2024–present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Percival Caza (1955–1966)

Auxiliary bishop

• Percival Caza (1948–1955), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishop

• Bernard Hubert, appointed Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec in 1971
• Paul-Émile Léger, appointed Archbishop of Montreal, Québec in 1950

Other priest of this diocese who became cardinal

• Paul-Émile Léger, appointed Cardinal in 1953

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Diocese of Valleyfield is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.

• Part of: ecclesiastical province of Montréal

External links

• Official website

From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia

Diocese of Valleyfield — (CAMPIVALLENSIS.)

Valleyfield is a thriving city of about 10,000 inhabitants, situated at the outlet of Lake St. Francis, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Founded in 1855, under the name of St. Cecilia, in 1874 it became legally known as Salaberry of Valleyfield. Thefirst pioneers were chielfy fisherman and lumbermen. Today Valleyfield had developed into an important manufacturing centre (cotton, paper, bronze, powder, etc.), the motive energy being derived from on e of the most beautiful water powers of the Province of Quebec. The Diocese of Valleyfield (erected 5 April, 1892) comprises the counties of Beauharnois, Chateauguay, Huntingdon, Vaudreuil, and Soulanges. The first and present bishop is Mgr Joseph-Médard Emard (b. as St. Constant, 31 March, 1853, educated at St. Thérèse and Montreal seminaries, ordained priest, 10 June, 1876, appointed curate at Mile End). He completed his theological studies at Rome, and after three years received the degrees of Doctor of Theology and of Canon Law. He was appointed curate at St. Joseph's Church, Montreal;, 1880, summoned by the late Archbishop Fabre to the palace, 1881, when he fulfilled the duties of vice-chancellor, gave lectures on ecclesiastical history at Laval University, became chancellor of the archdiocese, 1891, and was consecrated Bishop of Valleyfield, 9 June 1892. He is the author of: "Voyage en Terre Sainte"; several "Messages"; and many important pastoral letters on "I'Eglise", "La justice", "Devoir electoral", "Temperance", "Le serment", "L'autorité paternelle", "La femme chrétienne", "Communion fréquente", "Congrès Eucharistique de Montreal", which last was quoted at length by Cardinal Vanutelli during the festivities of the Eucharistic Congress held at Montreal, 1910.

Bishop Emard founded a classical college affiliated to Laval University, a "jardin de l'enfance", a monastery for cloistered nuns (Clarisses), and a normal school for young ladies, took an active part in the first Plenary Council of Quebec (1909), and is supervising the restoration of the cathedral of the diocese, which contains admirable life-size portraits of the twenty-two popes who established the Catholic Church in Canada, and is conspicuous for its beauty or architecture. The Diocese of Valleyfield is composed chiefly of French Canadian families distributed among forty parishes. There are many Irish Catholic families in the parishes of Valleyfield, Huntingdon, Ormston, Hemmingford, where the service are largely given in English. The descendants of the Iroquois Indians are ministered to by a resident missionary priest at St. Regis. There are in the diocese: 14 convents and academies, 2 classical colleges, 1 seminary, 4 asylums, and 3 orphanages. The education of children in the parochial schools and other institutions is confided to lay and religious professors and to secular priests. The religious orders are men -- Frères Viateurs; women -- Soeurs de la Congrégation Notre Dame; Soeurs de Jésus Marie; Soeurs de la Providence; Soeurs Grises; Soeurs de Ste Anne; Soeurs Clarisses (cloistered), and Soeurs de la Ste Famille. Among the secular organizations are: the St. Vincent de Paul Society; Les Artisans; Société St. Jean Baptiste; Catholic Foresters; and Knights of Columbus.