Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall

Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall Dioecesis Alexandrinus–Cornubiensis
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	St. Lawrence Valley
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Kingston
Metropolitan	Alexandria and Cornwall, Ontario
Population - Catholics	56,600 (62.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	January 23, 1890
Cathedral	St. Finnan's Cathedral, Alexandria
Co-cathedral	Co-cathédrale de la Nativité, Cornwall
Patron saint	St. Finnan
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marcel Damphousse Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall
Metropolitan Archbishop	Brendan Michael O'Brien Archbishop of Kingston
Website
alexandria-cornwall.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall (Latin: Dioecesis Alexandrinus–Cornubiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the easternmost part of the Province of Ontario. The diocese was created by Pope Leo XIII on January 23, 1890. It has also previously operated under the name the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario. It is currently led by Bishop Marcel Damphousse, originally from Saint Boniface, Manitoba.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 32 parishes, 36 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 56,000 Catholics. It also has 32 Women Religious, 13 Religious Brothers, and 16 permanent deacons.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of Alexandria-Cornwall, and their terms of service:

• Alexander Macdonell (1890-1905)
• William Andrew Macdonell (1906-1920)
• Félix Couturier (1921-1941)
• Rosario L. Brodeur (1941-1966)
• Adolphe E. Proulx (1967-1974)
• Eugène Philippe LaRocque (1974–2002)
• Paul-André Durocher (2002–2011)
• Marcel Damphousse (2012–present)

References

• Official website of the diocese
• Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006