High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Archdiocese of Quebec (Latin: Archidioecesis Quebecensis, French: Archidiocese de Quebec) is the oldest Catholic see in the New World north of Mexico. The archdiocese was founded as the Apostolic Vicariate of New France in 1658 and was elevated to a Diocese in 1674 and an Archdiocese in 1819. It lost large pieces of its territory with the formation of the Dioceses of Halifax and Kingston in 1817, the Diocese of Charlottetown in 1829, the Diocese of St. Boniface in 1844 and the Diocese of Montreal (see Bishops of Montreal) in 1852. The Archbishop of Quebec has the ceremonial title of Primate of Canada, ever since 24 January 1956; the title was given to the reigning Archbishop of Quebec by the Venerable Servant of God Pope Pius XII. It is common, but not inherent to the title, for the Archbishops of Quebec to either be named to the cardinalate while serving or when transferred to a larger archdiocese or to a post in the Roman Curia. Данное...

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