Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George

Diocese of Prince George Dioecesis Principis Georgensis
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Northern British Columbia
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Vancouver
Statistics
Area	345,600 km² (133,400 sq mi)
Population - Catholics	51,200 (as of 2004) (21.8%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 13, 1967
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Stephen Jensen^[1]
Emeritus Bishops	Gerald William Wiesner, O.M.I.
Website
pgdiocese.bc.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George (Latin: Dioecesis Principis Georgensis) was created as the Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert on January 14, 1944, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert was split. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. It was elevated on July 13, 1967.

Diocesan Demographics

The diocese consists of 1 emeritus bishop, 1 bishop, 5 religious and 16 diocesan priests, 4 brothers, 17 sisters, all serving 51,200 Catholics in 18 parishes, 20 missions and 8 schools.

History

The first priest to baptise in the area of Fort George was Father Demers in 1842. In 1885, Father Adrien-Gabriel Morice, OMI, served the Carrier and Sekani First Nations from Stuart Lake. He created the first writing system for the Carrier language, the Carrier syllabics, and translated the Carrier prayer book, which is still used today. Father Morice was also credited with the first map of the interior of British Columbia and published by the government in 1907.

On January 14, 1944, the Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert split into the Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert and the Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse. The Peace Region of BC, which was part of the old Archdiocese of Grouard-MacLennan, became part of the newly formed Vicariate of Prince Rupert. Emile-Marie Bunoz became the first bishop of the newly formed territory.

in 1956, Bishop John Fergus O'Grady, OMI, became the third bishop of the vicariate. Under his leadership, the number of schools was greatly increased to thirteen. The Frontier Apostolate was created by Bishop O'Grady to help staff the schools and administrations. 1960, Prince George College (later known as O'Grady Catholic High School) was built and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, of Ireland.

On July 13, 1963, Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert was elevated to a diocese and changed its name to Diocese of Prince George. The administration moved from Prince Rupert to Prince George.

During the 1980 and 1990s, the diocese suffered financial setbacks. The diocese had to sell off property and its debt was paid off by 1996. Immigration Canada changed its rules around recruiting from other countries and the Frontier Apostolate, which helped bring immigration to the area, came to an end. Low registration also forced the closure of O'Grady Catholic High School in Prince George in 2001 and, in 2008, St. Joseph's elementary in Vanderhoof.

Ordinaries

Emile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. (1944–1945)
Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. (1945–1955)
John Fergus O'Grady, O.M.I. (1955–1986)
Hubert Patrick O'Connor, O.M.I. (1986–1991)
Gerald William Wiesner, O.M.I. (1992-2013) - Bishop Emeritus
Stephen Jensen (2013–present)

Churches

Prince George

Sacred Heart Cathedral
Saint Mary's Parish
Christ our Saviour Parish
Immaculate Conception Parish
St. Theresa’s Mission (Ft. Babine, Ft. Ware, TsayKeh, Takla)

Burns Lake

Immaculata Parish
Grassy Plains Mission

Chetwynd

Our Lady of Peace Parish
Holy Cross Mission (Tumbler Ridge)
St. Theresa’s Mission (Camp Emile)

Dawson Creek

Notre Dame Parish
St. Anne Mission (Kelly Lake)

Fort St. James

Our Lady of the Snows
St. Cecilia Mission (Tache)
Portage Mission

Fort St. John

Church of the Resurrection
Doig Mission
Halfway Mission
Blueberry Mission

Fraser Lake

St. Andrew’s Parish
Nadleh Mission
Stellaquo Mission

Kitimat

Christ the King Parish

McBride

St. Patrick’s Parish

Mackenzie

St. Peter’s Parish

New Hazelton

St. Mary’s Parish
St. Felix Mission, (Stewart)
Holy Rosary Mission, (Moricetown)

Prince Rupert

Annunciation Parish
Our Lady of the Islands Mission (Queen Charlottes)

Smithers

St. Joseph’s Parish
St. Anthony’s Mission (Houston)

Terrace

Sacred Heart Parish

Vanderhoof

St. Joseph’s Parish
Stoney Creek Mission

Education

Catholic high schools

O'Grady Catholic High School, of Prince George, was opened in 1960 and closed 2001.

Catholic elementary schools

School	City	Est.	Website
Sacred Heart	Prince George	1949	http://www.shspg.com/
Immaculate Conception	Prince George	1981	http://www.icschool.ca/
St. Mary’s	Prince George	1960	http://www.stmaryspg.org/
Notre Dame	Dawson Creek	1944	http://www.notredamedc.org/
St. Anthony’s	Kitimat	1957	http://www.stanthonysschoolkitimat.com/
Annunciation	Prince Rupert	1916	n/a
St. Joseph’s	Smithers		n/a
Veritas	Terrace		http://www.sacredheartnews.ca/

Notes

The Northern Catholic News is published by the diocese for the community.

References

↑ Catholica Press

Bibliography

Grave of B.C. First Nations woman draws pilgrims seeking miracles from CBC News retrieved Oct. 16, 2008
Diocese of Prince George - Annual Lejac Pilgrimage
"Diocese of Prince George". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-14.

External links

Diocese of Prince George site

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