His request was granted, and he was given a diocese as Bishop of Quebec.
The Bishop of Quebec issued an edict creating the second (l'Assomption) on June 28, 1722.
Jacob Mountain was the Bishop of Quebec; he never attended a session but was not dropped.
Rev. Jacob Mountain, the first Anglican Bishop of Quebec.
May 6 - François de Laval, 1st Bishop of Quebec (born 1623)
In 1863, he was appointed fourth Bishop of Quebec.
In 1826, he was appointed Bishop of Quebec.
By 1768, however, local population had grown to the point where a request to the Bishop of Quebec for the establishment of a mission was successful.
In 1892 he was elevated to the Episcopate, as the fifth Bishop of Quebec.
When there was question of appointing the first Bishop of Quebec, his candidacy was urged.