Diocese of Pembroke

Diocese of Pembroke

Dioecesis Pembrokensis

Diocèse de Pembroke
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Pembroke
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceOttawa
Population
  •  
  • 65,600 (49.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 May 1898
CathedralSt. Columbkille Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Columba
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopMichael Brehl CSsR[1]
Vicar GeneralRev. 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]

Looking left at the exterior of St. Columbkille Cathedral
Interior of St. Columbkille Cathedral from the choir loft

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
1908 Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming

Bibliography

  • "Diocese of Pembroke". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Pembroke" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

References

  1. ^ "Rev. Fr. Michael Brehl CSsR appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Pembroke in Canada". cssr.news. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ Casta, Anton R. "St. Columbkille Cathedral (1856)". pembrokediocese.com.
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