Peterborough (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Daniel Joseph Miehm, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 11 July 1882
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Province: Ontario
Country: Canada
Square Kilometers: 25,900 (10,003 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Ontario
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Pet
Official Web Site: http://www.peterboroughdiocese.org/
Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 350 Hunter St. West, P.O. Box 175, Peterborough, ON K9J 6Y8, Canada
Telephone: (705)745-5123
Fax: 745-2555

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jean-François Jamot † (3 Feb 1874 Appointed - 4 May 1886 Died)
Thomas Joseph Dowling † (14 Dec 1886 Appointed - 11 Jan 1889 Appointed, Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario)
Richard Alphonsus O’Connor † (11 Jan 1889 Appointed - 23 Jan 1913 Died)
Michael Joseph O’Brien † (20 Jun 1913 Appointed - 17 May 1929 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario)
Denis P. O’Connor † (13 Jan 1930 Appointed - 30 Aug 1942 Died)
John Roderick MacDonald † (5 Jun 1943 Appointed - 3 Mar 1945 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia)
Joseph Gerald Berry † (7 Apr 1945 Appointed - 28 Nov 1953 Appointed, Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Benjamin Ibberson Webster † (21 Apr 1954 Appointed - 12 Mar 1968 Resigned)
Francis Anthony Marrocco † (10 Jun 1968 Appointed - 18 Jul 1975 Died)
James Leonard Doyle † (24 May 1976 Appointed - 28 Dec 2002 Resigned)
Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. † (28 Dec 2002 Appointed - 8 Apr 2014 Retired)
William Terrence McGrattan (8 Apr 2014 Appointed - 4 Jan 2017 Appointed, Bishop of Calgary, Alberta)
Daniel Joseph Miehm (10 Mar 2017 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada
25 January 1874	Erected	Diocese of Kingston	Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada (erected)
Diocese of Peterborough
11 July 1882	Name Changed	Diocese of Kingston (Peterborough, Northumberland, Durham, and Victoria Counties) Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada (Muskoka and Parry Sound Districts)	Diocese of Peterborough
28 December 1889	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Peterborough (from Toronto)
16 September 1904	Territory Lost	Diocese of Peterborough (Districts of Algoma, Baie-du-Tonnerre, and parts of Nipissing and Manitoulin Islands)	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie (erected)

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

Diocese of Peterborough

1950 30,000 53 6 59 508 6 290 30 ap1951

1966 41,417 244,270 17.0% 56 5 61 678 7 227 32 ap1967

1970 44,178 262,000 16.9% 58 4 62 712 5 190 33 ap1971

1976 34,700 283,376 12.2% 48 8 56 619 10 185 33 ap1977

1980 50,200 294,000 17.1% 58 5 63 796 6 166 35 ap1981

1990 71,181 339,000 21.0% 93 4 97 733 5 7 151 40 ap1991

1999 88,680 387,899 22.9% 87 6 93 953 10 7 121 42 ap2000

2000 84,680 389,899 21.7% 86 10 96 882 11 11 110 42 ap2001

2001 85,101 391,501 21.7% 84 8 92 925 13 9 101 43 ap2002

2002 86,101 401,120 21.5% 78 9 87 989 12 10 95 43 ap2003

2003 86,199 395,622 21.8% 82 10 92 936 12 12 95 42 ap2004

2004 99,785 396,622 25.2% 80 10 90 1,108 11 10 65 41 ap2005

2013 61,000 442,000 13.8% 71 15 86 709 8 15 77 40 ap2014

2016 59,642 456,963 13.1% 60 13 73 817 13 13 74 40 ap2017

2019 62,000 474,800 13.1% 53 12 65 953 10 12 75 40 ap2020

2021 76,320 433,740 17.6% 53 12 65 1,174 13 12 73 40 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Peterborough
1950	30,000			53	6	59	508		6	290	30	ap1951
1966	41,417	244,270	17.0%	56	5	61	678		7	227	32	ap1967
1970	44,178	262,000	16.9%	58	4	62	712		5	190	33	ap1971
1976	34,700	283,376	12.2%	48	8	56	619		10	185	33	ap1977
1980	50,200	294,000	17.1%	58	5	63	796		6	166	35	ap1981
1990	71,181	339,000	21.0%	93	4	97	733	5	7	151	40	ap1991
1999	88,680	387,899	22.9%	87	6	93	953	10	7	121	42	ap2000
2000	84,680	389,899	21.7%	86	10	96	882	11	11	110	42	ap2001
2001	85,101	391,501	21.7%	84	8	92	925	13	9	101	43	ap2002
2002	86,101	401,120	21.5%	78	9	87	989	12	10	95	43	ap2003
2003	86,199	395,622	21.8%	82	10	92	936	12	12	95	42	ap2004
2004	99,785	396,622	25.2%	80	10	90	1,108	11	10	65	41	ap2005
2013	61,000	442,000	13.8%	71	15	86	709	8	15	77	40	ap2014
2016	59,642	456,963	13.1%	60	13	73	817	13	13	74	40	ap2017
2019	62,000	474,800	13.1%	53	12	65	953	10	12	75	40	ap2020
2021	76,320	433,740	17.6%	53	12	65	1,174	13	12	73	40	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Alden John Bell †
Joseph Gerald Berry † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1945 to 28 Nov 1953)
Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. † (Bishop: 28 Dec 2002 to 8 Apr 2014)
Thomas Joseph Dowling † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1886 to 11 Jan 1889)
James Leonard Doyle † (Bishop: 24 May 1976 to 28 Dec 2002)
Jean-François Jamot † (Vicar Apostolic: 3 Feb 1874; Bishop: 11 Jul 1882 to 4 May 1886)
John Roderick MacDonald † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1943 to 3 Mar 1945)
Francis Anthony Marrocco † (Priest: 12 Jun 1938 to 1 Dec 1955; Bishop: 10 Jun 1968 to 18 Jul 1975)
Michael Joseph O’Brien † (Priest: 6 Jul 1897; Bishop: 20 Jun 1913 to 17 May 1929)
Denis P. O’Connor † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1930 to 30 Aug 1942)
Richard Alphonsus O’Connor † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1889 to 23 Jan 1913)
David Joseph Scollard † (Priest: 21 Dec 1890 to 20 Sep 1904)
Benjamin Ibberson Webster † (Bishop: 21 Apr 1954 to 12 Mar 1968)

Diocese of Peterborough

Dioecesis Peterboroughensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased