Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee

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Diocese of Hearst

Dioecesis Hearstensis
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceOntario
Statistics
Area108,830 km2 (42,020 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
33,300
26,500 (79.6%)
Parishes18
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established3 December 1938
CathedralNotre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral
Secular priests18
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRobert Bourgon
Bishops emeritusVincent Cadieux, OMI

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst (Latin: Dioecesis Hearstensis) (erected 18 April 1919, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 17 November 1920 and, further, as the Diocese of Hearst on 3 December 1938.

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1938 Diocese of Haileybury Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James

Bibliography

  • "Diocese of Hearst". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
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