Kingston (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Michael Mulhall, Archbishop
Brendan Michael O’Brien, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 28 December 1889
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Square Kilometers: 16,500 (6,373 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ontario
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: K
Official Web Site: http://www.romancatholic.kingston.on.ca/
Mailing Address: Catholic Diocesan Centre, 390 Palace Road, Kingston, ON K7L 4T3, Canada
Telephone: (613)548-4461
Fax: 548-4744

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Canada
- Erected: 12 January 1819
- Vicariate
- Province: Ontario
- Country: Canada
Diocese of Kingston
- Latin Name: Regiopolitana
- Elevated: 27 January 1826
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toronto
- Province: Ontario
- Country: Canada

Past and Present Ordinaries

Alexander MacDonell † (12 Jan 1819 Appointed - 11 Jan 1840 Died)
Rémi Gaulin † (14 Jan 1840 Succeeded - 8 May 1857 Died)
Patrick Phelan, P.S.S. † (8 May 1857 Succeeded - 6 Jun 1857 Died)
Edward John Horan † (8 Jan 1858 Appointed - 28 May 1874 Resigned)
John O’Brien † (12 Feb 1875 Appointed - 1 Aug 1879 Died)
James Vincent Cleary † (1 Oct 1880 Appointed - 24 Feb 1898 Died)
Charles Hugh Gauthier † (29 Jul 1898 Appointed - 6 Sep 1910 Appointed, Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario)
Michael Joseph Spratt † (17 Jul 1911 Appointed - 23 Feb 1938 Died)
Michael Joseph O’Brien † (23 Feb 1938 Succeeded - 30 Aug 1943 Died)
Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan † (26 Feb 1944 Appointed - 14 Dec 1966 Retired)
Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm † (14 Dec 1966 Appointed - 12 Mar 1982 Resigned)
Francis John Spence † (24 Apr 1982 Appointed - 27 Apr 2002 Retired)
Anthony Giroux Meagher † (27 Apr 2002 Appointed - 14 Jan 2007 Died)
Brendan Michael O’Brien (1 Jun 2007 Appointed - 28 Mar 2019 Retired)
Michael Mulhall (28 Mar 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Canada
12 January 1819	Erected	Diocese of Québec	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Canada (erected)
Diocese of Kingston
27 January 1826	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Canada	Diocese of Kingston
17 December 1841	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kingston	Diocese of Toronto (erected)
12 July 1844	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Kingston (from Immediately Subject)
25 June 1847	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kingston Diocese of Montréal Diocese of North-West (Nord-Ouest) Diocese of Toronto	Diocese of Bytown (erected)
1850	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kingston (Counties of Russell, Prescott, Carleton, and Lanark)	Diocese of Bytown
18 March 1870	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Kingston (from Québec)
25 January 1874	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kingston	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada (erected)
11 July 1882	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kingston (Peterborough, Northumberland, Durham, and Victoria Counties) Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada (Muskoka and Parry Sound Districts)	Diocese of Peterborough
Archdiocese of Kingston
28 December 1889	Elevated	Diocese of Kingston	Archdiocese of Kingston
21 January 1890	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Kingston (Glengarry, Stormont, and Cornwall Counties)	Diocese of Alexandria (in America) (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Kingston

1950 32,700 240,550 13.6% 63 26 89 367 35 301 47 ap1951

1966 54,500 260,000 21.0% 79 24 103 529 35 360 51 ap1967

1970 53,044 250,000 21.2% 77 15 92 576 17 264 53 ap1971

1976 57,612 262,000 22.0% 81 81 711 2 285 50 ap1977

1980 62,138 265,000 23.4% 78 78 796 305 52 ap1981

1990 77,009 320,000 24.1% 74 12 86 895 3 12 225 52 ap1991

1999 102,650 315,000 32.6% 71 6 77 1,333 11 11 186 52 ap2000

2000 102,650 315,000 32.6% 72 6 78 1,316 11 11 180 52 ap2001

2001 102,650 315,000 32.6% 72 4 76 1,350 11 9 180 52 ap2002

2002 102,650 315,000 32.6% 73 4 77 1,333 11 9 170 52 ap2003

2003 102,650 315,000 32.6% 71 9 80 1,283 10 13 165 52 ap2004

2004 116,845 315,000 37.1% 79 7 86 1,358 17 11 165 52 ap2005

2006 117,800 321,000 36.7% 74 10 84 1,402 18 15 155 51 ap2007

2013 122,400 336,500 36.4% 70 10 80 1,530 22 10 150 51 ap2014

2016 126,474 347,474 36.4% 64 9 73 1,732 27 9 120 50 ap2017

2019 131,400 361,000 36.4% 63 10 73 1,800 30 10 100 50 ap2020

2021 135,170 371,450 36.4% 58 11 69 1,958 31 11 87 51 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Kingston
1950	32,700	240,550	13.6%	63	26	89	367		35	301	47	ap1951
1966	54,500	260,000	21.0%	79	24	103	529		35	360	51	ap1967
1970	53,044	250,000	21.2%	77	15	92	576		17	264	53	ap1971
1976	57,612	262,000	22.0%	81		81	711		2	285	50	ap1977
1980	62,138	265,000	23.4%	78		78	796			305	52	ap1981
1990	77,009	320,000	24.1%	74	12	86	895	3	12	225	52	ap1991
1999	102,650	315,000	32.6%	71	6	77	1,333	11	11	186	52	ap2000
2000	102,650	315,000	32.6%	72	6	78	1,316	11	11	180	52	ap2001
2001	102,650	315,000	32.6%	72	4	76	1,350	11	9	180	52	ap2002
2002	102,650	315,000	32.6%	73	4	77	1,333	11	9	170	52	ap2003
2003	102,650	315,000	32.6%	71	9	80	1,283	10	13	165	52	ap2004
2004	116,845	315,000	37.1%	79	7	86	1,358	17	11	165	52	ap2005
2006	117,800	321,000	36.7%	74	10	84	1,402	18	15	155	51	ap2007
2013	122,400	336,500	36.4%	70	10	80	1,530	22	10	150	51	ap2014
2016	126,474	347,474	36.4%	64	9	73	1,732	27	9	120	50	ap2017
2019	131,400	361,000	36.4%	63	10	73	1,800	30	10	100	50	ap2020
2021	135,170	371,450	36.4%	58	11	69	1,958	31	11	87	51	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

James Vincent Cleary † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1880; Archbishop: 28 Dec 1889 to 24 Feb 1898)
Michael Francis Fallon, O.M.I. †
John Farrell † (Priest: 5 Oct 1845 to 29 Feb 1856)
Rémi Gaulin † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 May 1833; Bishop: 14 Jan 1840 to 8 May 1857)
Charles Hugh Gauthier † (Priest: 28 Aug 1867; Archbishop: 29 Jul 1898 to 6 Sep 1910)
Edward John Horan † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1858 to 28 May 1874)
John Larkin, S.J. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 4 May 1832 - Did Not Take Effect)
Alexander MacDonell † (Vicar Apostolic: 12 Jan 1819; Bishop: 27 Jan 1826 to 11 Jan 1840)
William Andrew Macdonell † (Priest: 11 Sep 1881 to 21 Jan 1890)
Fergus Patrick McEvay † (Priest: 29 Jul 1882 to 27 May 1899)
Anthony Giroux Meagher † (Archbishop: 27 Apr 2002 to 14 Jan 2007)
John Murdoch † (Coadjutor Bishop: 8 Mar 1833 - Did Not Take Effect)
John O’Brien † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1875 to 1 Aug 1879)
Michael Joseph O’Brien † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 17 May 1929; Archbishop: 23 Feb 1938 to 30 Aug 1943)
Denis T. O’Connor, C.S.B. †
Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan † (Archbishop: 26 Feb 1944 to 14 Dec 1966)
Patrick Phelan, P.S.S. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Feb 1843; Apostolic Administrator: 18 Jan 1852 to 8 May 1857; Bishop: 8 May 1857 to 6 Jun 1857)
Francis John Spence † (Priest: 16 Apr 1950 to 1 Apr 1967; Archbishop: 24 Apr 1982 to 27 Apr 2002)
Michael Joseph Spratt † (Priest: 29 Jul 1882; Archbishop: 17 Jul 1911 to 23 Feb 1938)
Thomas Weld † (Coadjutor Bishop: 23 May 1826 to 13 Mar 1830)
Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm † (Archbishop: 14 Dec 1966 to 12 Mar 1982)

Archdiocese of Kingston

Archidioecesis Regiopolitana

Bishop(s)

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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