Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson
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Diocese of Nelson Dioecesis Nelsonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | South-eastern British Columbia |
Ecclesiastical province | Vancouver |
Statistics | |
Area | 124,272 km2 (47,982 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 65,000 (17.8%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 22, 1936 |
Cathedral | Mary Immaculate Cathedral, Nelson |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | J. Michael Miller |
Bishops emeritus | John Corriveau |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis) (erected 22 February 1936) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.
Diocesan demographics[]
The diocese contains 31 parishes. Serving or retired in the diocese are 28 diocesan priests, 7 religious priests ministering to 75,000 Catholics. It also has 13 religious sisters and supports 7 Catholic schools. (As of March 2011) This diocese covers two time zones with the East Kootenay and Columbia Valley on Mountain Time and the rest on Pacific time.
History[]
In the late 1830s French Canadians in the Oregon Territory petitioned the Quebec bishops to have missionary priests sent beyond the Rocky Mountains. In response to this plea, Fathers François-Norbert Blanchet and Modeste Demers were sent West to a remote part of the Quebec diocese referred to as New Caledonia by the Hudson’s Bay Company. While at Boat Encampment on the Columbia River (Mica Dam area), Blanchet and Demers celebrated Mass on October 10, 1838 the first Mass celebrated in what later became the Diocese of Nelson.
During the years of westward expansion and settlement, the spiritual needs of the region presently administered by the Diocese of Nelson came under the jurisdiction of various bishoprics: • Vicariate Apostolic of the Oregon Territory, 1843-1846 • Diocese of Vancouver Island, 1846-1863 • Vicariate Apostolic of British Columbia, 1863-1890 • Diocese of New Westminster, 1890-1908 • Archdiocese of Vancouver, 1908-1936
On February 22, 1936, Pope Pius XI erected the Diocese of Nelson to cover the Kootenay and Okanagan regions of southeastern British Columbia.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Martin Michael Johnson (1936–1954), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Thomas Joseph McCarthy (1955–1958), appointed Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario
- Wilfrid Emmett Doyle (1958–1989)
- Peter Joseph Mallon (1989–1995), appointed Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan
- (1996–2007)
- John Corriveau (2007–2018)
- (2018-present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland in 2019
Churches[]
Castlegar
Cranbrook Creston
Fernie
Fruitvale
Golden
Grand Forks
Invermere
Kelowna
Keremeos
Kimberley
Nakusp
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Nelson Oliver
Osoyoos
Penticton
Princeton
Revelstoke
Rossland
Sparwood
Summerland
Trail
Westbank
Winfield
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Education[]
Catholic high schools[]
School | City | Est. | Website | Enrollment |
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Immaculata Regional High School | Kelowna | 1960 | https://web.archive.org/web/20090501042437/http://immaculata.kelowna.bc.ca/ | ~350 (co-ed) |
Catholic elementary schools[]
School | City | Est. | Website |
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Holy Cross | Penticton | http://www.holyc.com/ | |
Our Lady of Lourdes | Westbank | https://web.archive.org/web/20090606180311/http://www.ourladyoflourdeswestbank.com/ | |
St. Joseph | Nelson | http://www.stjosephnelson.ca/ | |
St. Mary's | Cranbrook | http://www.stmarysschool.ca/ | |
St. Joseph | Kelowna | 1938 | http://www.stjosephkelowna.ca/ |
St. Michaels Catholic | Trail | http://www.smces.ca/index.html |
Religious institutes[]
Religious institutes of men[]
- Order of St. Augustine
- Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
- Order of Friars Minor, Capuchin
- Order of the Friars Minor
- Order of St. Basil
Religious institutes of women[]
- Sisters of the Atonement (SA)
- Sisters of Charity of Halifax (SC)
- Sisters of Charity of St. Louis (SCSL)
- Daughters of Providence (FDLP)
- Congregation of Notre Dame (CND)
Notes[]
The diocese publishes the Catholic Mountain Star[dead link] newspaper.
References[]
- "Diocese of Nelson". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
External links[]
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Vancouver
- Christian organizations established in 1936
- Organizations based in British Columbia
- Nelson, British Columbia
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic bishops of Nelson