Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Canada

Archdiocese of Kingston
Archidioecesis Kingstonensis
Archidioecesis Regiopolitanus

Location
Country Canada
Territory Eastern Ontario, St. Lawrence Valley
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Kingston
Metropolitan Kingston, Ontario
Population
- Catholics

117,800 (36.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established December 28, 1889
Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral
Patron saint St. Mary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Brendan Michael O'Brien
Website
romancatholic.kingston.on.ca

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston (Latin: Archidioecesis Kingstoniensis/Regiopolitanus) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Canada that includes part of the Province of Ontario and includes the suffragan dioceses of Alexandria-Cornwall, Peterborough, and Sault Sainte Marie.

The Diocese of Kingston was established 27 January 1826 as a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Quebec and elevated to an archdiocese 28 December 1889.[1] Prior to 1841 when the Diocese of Toronto was created, the diocese included areas that are now part of the Dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, Thunder Bay and Toronto.[2]

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 52 parishes, 79 active diocesan priests, 7 religious priests, and 120,000 Catholics. It also has 165 Women Religious, 11 Religious Brothers, and 17 permanent deacons.[3]

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Kingston and their terms of service:

References

  1. "History of the Archdiocese". Archdiocese of Kingston. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  2. "Kingston". Catholic Encyclopedia.

External links

Coordinates: 44°14′13″N 76°30′53″W / 44.23694°N 76.51472°W / 44.23694; -76.51472

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