Roman Catholic Diocese of Thunder Bay

Diocese of Thunder Bay
Dioecesis Sinus Tonitralis

St. Patrick's Cathedral in Thunder Bay
Location
Country Canada
Territory Northern Ontario
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Toronto
Metropolitan Thunder Bay, Ontario
Coordinates 48°22′56″N 89°14′58″W / 48.38222°N 89.24944°W / 48.38222; -89.24944Coordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′58″W / 48.38222°N 89.24944°W / 48.38222; -89.24944
Population
- Catholics

77,800 (31.0%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established April 29, 1952
Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral
Patron saint St. Patrick
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Frederick Joseph Colli
Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins
Website
dotb.ca

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Thunder Bay (Latin: Dioecesis Sinus Tonitralis) (erected 29 April 1952, as the Diocese of Fort William) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toronto. It was renamed on 26 February 1970.

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