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Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie

Dioecesis Sanctae Mariae Ormensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Thomas Dowd, Bishop
  • Jean-Louis Plouffe, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 16 September 1904
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 265,000 (102,356 Square Miles)
  • Description: Districts of Sudbury, Algoma, and parts of Nipissing
  • Conference Region: Ontario
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SSM
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseofsaultstemarie.org
  • Mailing Address: 30 Chemin Sainte-Anne, Sudbury, ON P3C 5E1, Canada
  • Telephone: (705)674-2727
  • Fax: 674-9889

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
16 September 1904ErectedDiocese of Peterborough (Districts of Algoma, Baie-du-Tonnerre, and parts of Nipissing and Manitoulin Islands) Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie (erected)
27 February 1937Territory AddedDiocese of Pembroke (Boundaries adjusted)
Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie (Boundaries adjusted)
29 April 1952Territory LostDiocese of Sault Sainte Marie
Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface (Ontano)
Diocese of Fort William (erected)
28 June 1974Territory LostDiocese of Sault Sainte Marie (Ascension D.N.I.C. in Matachewan) Diocese of Timmins
28 June 1974Territory AddedDiocese of Timmins (Nipissing) Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
18 March 2017Territory LostDiocese of Sault Sainte Marie (St. Mary of Ormensi (Pie Mobert and Manitouwadge)) Diocese of Thunder Bay

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195099,098350,00028.3%106631695867948673ap1951
1966165,900390,00042.5%14511125664810857098ap1967
1970160,000342,00046.8%133107240666113560107ap1971
1976165,000400,00041.3%126103229720212146094ap1977
1980172,400431,00040.0%117852028533110145099ap1981
1990224,469443,00050.7%102501521,47610762340129ap1991
1999218,850392,31555.8%90321221,79310734225117ap2000
2000218,850392,31555.8%90311211,80810934213114ap2001
2001218,850392,31555.8%86311171,87010934213118ap2002
2002218,850392,31555.8%82281101,98910231210114ap2003
2003218,850392,31555.8%82241062,06410025198113ap2004
2004206,405373,59055.2%85241091,89310229196113ap2005
2010230,000417,00055.2%8513982,3469515171114ap2011
2014239,200436,00054.9%8010902,657661116393ap2015
2017247,680451,23054.9%7217892,782621814794ap2018
2020130,230402,95932.3%7219911,431261910991ap2021
2022130,230402,95932.3%7716931,400461610391ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 472, and Page 473
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 66, Page 457, and Page 458

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