Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke
Appearance
Diocese of Pembroke Dioecesis Pembrokensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Ottawa |
Population - Catholics | 65,600 (49.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 May 1898 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Mulhall |
Website | |
pembrokediocese.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke (Template:Lang-la) (erected 11 July 1882, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Pembroke on 4 May 1898.
Ordinaries
- Narcisse Zéphirin Lorrain (1882 - 1915)
- Patrick Thomas Ryan (1916 - 1937)
- Charles Leo Nelligan (1937 - 1945)
- William Joseph Smith (1945 - 1971)
- Joseph Raymond Windle (1971 - 1993)
- Brendan Michael O'Brien (1993 - 2000)
- Richard William Smith (2002 - 2007)
- Michael Mulhall (2007- )
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1908 | Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming |
Bibliography
- "Diocese of Pembroke". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
External links