Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Canada
| Archdiocese of Kingston Archidioecesis Kingstonensis Archidioecesis Regiopolitanus | |
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| 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:
- Alexander MacDonell (1826–1840)
- Rémi Gaulin (1840–1857)
- Patrick Phelan (1857)
- Edward John Horan (1858–1874)
- John O'Brien (1875–1879)
- James Vincent Cleary (1880–1898)
- Charles-Hughes Gauthier (1898–1910)
- Michael Joseph Spratt (1911–1938)
- Richard Michael Joseph O'Brien (1938–1943)
- Joseph Anthony O'Sullivan (1944–1966)
- Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm (1966–1982)
- Francis John Spence (1982–2002)
- Anthony G. Meager (2002–2007)
- Brendan Michael O'Brien (2007–present)
References
- ↑ "History of the Archdiocese". Archdiocese of Kingston. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ↑ "Kingston". Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ↑
- Archdiocese of Kingston Catholic-Hierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006
External links
- Archdiocese of Kingston — official site
Coordinates: 44°14′13″N 76°30′53″W / 44.23694°N 76.51472°W
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