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Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee

Dioecesis Hearstensis et Musonitana



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Bishop(s)

  • Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I., Bishop
  • Robert Ovide Bourgon, Bishop Emeritus
  • Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • United: 3 December 2018
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 1,108,830 (428,285 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://hearstmoosonee.ca
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, C.P. 1330, 76 Septieme rue, Hearst, ON P0L 1N0, Canada
  • Telephone: (705)362-4903
  • Fax: 362-4421

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
18 April 1919ErectedDiocese of Haileybury Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord) (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
17 November 1920ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord) Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
3 December 1938Territory LostDiocese of Haileybury (Northern part)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James {James Bay} (erected)
Diocese of Hearst
3 December 1938ElevatedDiocese of Haileybury
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Ontario (Ontario-Nord)
Diocese of Hearst (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)
Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee
3 December 2018UnitedDiocese of Hearst
Diocese of Moosonee
Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Hearst
195015,80024,49064.5%291039405107227ap1951
196633,77551,36065.8%40949689511233ap1966
197031,91448,95365.2%371350638198931ap1971
197634,08049,51568.8%29938896137832ap1977
198034,34850,71867.7%268341,010126230ap1981
199032,28850,34164.1%29291,11333330ap1991
199930,38339,46877.0%231241,265111429ap2000
200029,24338,32876.3%241251,169311529ap2001
200128,61537,70075.9%221231,244411328ap2002
200229,64338,72876.5%241251,185411029ap2003
200330,49939,58477.0%24241,27041029ap2004
200429,56338,33677.1%25251,1824927ap2005
200627,90836,68176.1%22221,2682722ap2007
201326,50033,30079.6%18181,4722118ap2014
201623,32728,43582.0%151161,45711318ap2017
Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee
201827,67564,17643.1%174211,317204325ap2019
201928,00065,00043.1%183211,33323325ap2020
202126,52066,82039.7%206261,0201625ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Hearst
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 31, Page 90, to Page 92
  • Diocese of Hearst-Moosonee
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 116, and Page 117
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 111, Page 815, and Page 816

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