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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.[1][2][3]
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Diocese of Chicoutimi Dioecesis Chicoutimiensis | |
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Coat of Arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Quebec |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 282,000 (est.) 275,000 (est.) (97.5%) |
| Parishes | 65 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Saint-François-Xavier Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 112 (diocesan) 21 (Religious Orders) 43 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | René Guey |
| Bishops emeritus | André Rivest |
| Website | |
| evechedechicoutimi.qc.ca | |
On 18 November 2017, Pope Francis appointed René Guay, a priest of Chicoutimi, as the new bishop.[4]
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