Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke

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]

Diocese of Pembroke

Dioecesis Pembrokensis
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Pembroke
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceOttawa
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
65,600 (49.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 May 1898
CathedralSt. Columbkille Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGuy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.[1]
Website
pembrokediocese.com
Looking left at the exterior of St. Columbkille Cathedral
Interior of St. Columbkille Cathedralfrom the choir loft

Bishops

Ordinaries

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
  • James Matthew Wingle, appointed Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1993

Educational Institutions

Cemeteries
  • St. Columba's Cemetery (Pembroke)

Territorial losses
YearAlong withTo form
1908Vicariate 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. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2019/03/28/190328b.html
  2. Casta, Anton R. "St. Columbkille Cathedral (1856)". pembrokediocese.com.


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