Roman Catholic Diocese of Thunder Bay
Diocese of Thunder Bay Dioecesis Sinus Tonitralis | |
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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°WCoordinates: 48°22′56″N 89°14′58″W / 48.38222°N 89.24944°W |
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.
Ordinaries
- Edward Quentin Jennings (1952–1969)
- Norman Joseph Gallagher (1970–1975)
- John Aloysius O'Mara (1976–1994)
- Frederick Bernard Henry (1995–1998)
- Frederick Joseph Colli (1999 - )
References
Bibliography
- "Diocese of Thunder Bay". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
External links
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