Diocese of Pembroke Dioecesis Pembrokensis Diocèse de Pembroke | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Ottawa |
Population - Catholics | 65,600 (49.7%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 May 1898 |
Cathedral | St. Columbkille Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Columba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Brehl CSsR[1] |
Vicar General | Rev. Michael Smith |
Website | |
pembrokediocese.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke (Latin: Dioecesis Pembrokensis) (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. The Cathedral of St. Columbkille in Pembroke is the mother church of the Diocese of Pembroke.[2]
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Bishops
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), appointed Archbishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland
- Richard William Smith (2002–2007), appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
- Michael Mulhall (2007–2019), appointed Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario
- Guy Desrochers CSsR (2020-2023), appointed Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick
- Michael Brehl CSsR (2024 - present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Joseph Raymond Windle (1969–1971)
Auxiliary bishop
- Patrick Thomas Ryan (1912–1916), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Élie Anicet Latulipe, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Temiskaming, Ontario in 1908
- Michael Alphonsus Harrington, appointed Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia in 1952 and died in 1973
- James Matthew Wingle, appointed Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1993
Educational Institutions
Cemeteries
- St. Columba's Cemetery (Pembroke)
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. .
References
- ^ "Rev. Fr. Michael Brehl CSsR appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Pembroke in Canada". cssr.news. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Casta, Anton R. "St. Columbkille Cathedral (1856)". pembrokediocese.com.
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