Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
| Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Kingston |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jean-Louis Plouffe |
| founding | 1904 |
| surface | 265,000 km² |
| Parishes | 94 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 451.230 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 247,680 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 54.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 72 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 17 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,783 |
| Permanent deacons | 62 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 18 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 147 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
English French |
| cathedral | Precious Blood Cathedral |
| Website | dioceseofsaultstemarie.org |
The Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie ( Latin Dioecesis Sanctae Mariae Ormensis , English Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie , French Diocèse de Sault-Sainte-Marie ) is one in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese , based in Sault Ste. Marie .
history
The diocese of Sault Sainte Marie was established on September 16, 1904 by Pope Pius X. from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Peterborough and the Archdiocese of Kingston as a suffragan . On April 29, 1972, the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie gave parts of its territory to the establishment of the Diocese of Fort William .
Bishops of Sault Sainte Marie
- 1904–1934 David Joseph Scollard
- 1934-1958 Ralph Hubert Dignan
- 1958–1985 Alexander Carter
- 1985–1989 Marcel André Gervais , then coadjutor archbishop of Ottawa
- 1989-2015 Jean-Louis Plouffe
- 2015–2020 Marcel Damphousse , then Coadjutor Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall
- Sedis vacancy since 2020