Most Reverend Gérald Cyprien Lacroix was elected on 26 August 2010 Diocesan Administrator of the Archdiocese of Quebec City. He will ensure the leadership of the Archdiocese until a new Archbishop is appointed.

On 24 August 2010, His Eminence Marc Cardinal Ouellet, who had been serving as Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese, left for Rome where the Holy Father has appointed him Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

Bishop Lacroix has been Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec City since May 2009. Previously, has headed the Pius X Secular Institute. Currently, he is on the Executive Council of the World Conference of Secular Institutes and also serves as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Life and Family of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Archdiocese of Quebec City has a Catholic population of 917,045 in 223 parishes and missions, served by 432 diocesan priests, 283 priests who are members of religious orders, 90 permanent deacons, 3,393 religious Brothers and Sisters and 80 lay pastoral agents.

The next Bishops' Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will be held on the weekend of 25 – 26 September 2010.

So that parishes, Church media and diocesan communications services may assist in promoting the Collection, the Communications Service of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is making available an electronic version of the following documents:

• Letter from Most Reverend Pierre Morissette, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB);
• Two articles for publication in parish bulletins;
• A brief overview of CCCB projects;
• CCCB Logo PDF (English, French)

For more information on the Collection, please contact CCCB Communications Service.