Bishopric of Saint Catharines
| Bishopric of Saint Catharines | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Toronto |
| Diocesan bishop | Gerard Paul Bergie |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
John Aloysius O'Mara James Matthew Wingle |
| Vicar General | Dominic Pizzacalla |
| founding | 1958 |
| surface | 3,158 km² |
| Parishes | 46 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 484,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 170,800 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 35.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 54 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 36 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,898 |
| Permanent deacons | 17 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 39 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 29 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria |
| Website | www.saintcd.com/ |
The Diocese of Saint Catharines ( Latin Dioecesis Sanctae Catharinae in Ontario , English Diocese of Saint Catharines ) is in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Saint Catharines .
history
The diocese of Saint Catharines was on November 22, 1958 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui Deo volente from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Diocese of Hamilton and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Toronto as a suffragan .
Bishops of Saint Catharines
- 1958–1978 Thomas Joseph McCarthy
- 1978–1994 Thomas Benjamin Fulton
- 1994-2001 John Aloysius O'Mara
- 2001-2010 James Matthew Wingle
- 2010– Gerard Paul Bergie