Vatican City, Jun 20, 2004 / 22:00 pm
On Saturday, June 19, it was made public that the Holy Father appointed the following two auxiliary bishops from the diocese of Montreal to other posts:
Bishop André Rivest, auxiliary of Montreal, Canada, as bishop of Chicoutimi (area 90,850, population 264,486, Catholics 260,915, priests 203, permanent deacons 39, religious 697), Canada. He succeeds Bishop Jean-Guy Couture whose resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese was accepted upon having reached the age limit.
Bishop Louis Dicaire, auxiliary of Montreal, Canada, as auxiliary of Saint-Jean Longueuil (area2,073, population 654,066, Catholics 569,000, priests 148, permanent deacons 3, religious 432), Canada.