Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie

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Bishop(s) Jean-Louis Plouffe, Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn, Auxiliary Bishop Noël Simard, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 16 September 1904 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: Ontario Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 196,603 (75,937 Square Miles) Conference Region: Ontario Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SSM Official Web Site: http://www.diocesessm.org/ Mailing Address: 387 Algonquin Ave., P.O. Box 510, North Bay, Ont. P1B 8J1, Canada Telephone: (705)476-1300 Fax: 476-9087

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• David Joseph Scollard † (20 Sep 1904 Appointed - 7 Sep 1934 Retired)
• Ralph Hubert Dignan † (22 Dec 1934 Appointed - 22 Nov 1958 Died)
• Alexander Carter † (22 Nov 1958 Succeeded - 3 May 1985 Resigned)
• Marcel André J. Gervais (3 May 1985 Appointed - 13 May 1989 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario)
• Jean-Louis Plouffe (2 Dec 1989 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
16 September 1904	Erected	Diocese of Peterborough	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie (erected)
29 April 1952	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface	Diocese of Fort William (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	99,098	350,000	28.3%	106	63	169	586		79	486	73	ap1951
1966	165,900	390,000	42.5%	145	111	256	648		108	570	98	ap1967
1970	160,000	342,000	46.8%	133	107	240	666		113	560	107	ap1971
1976	165,000	400,000	41.3%	126	103	229	720	2	121	460	94	ap1977
1980	172,400	431,000	40.0%	117	85	202	853	31	101	450	99	ap1981
1990	224,469	443,000	50.7%	102	50	152	1,476	107	62	340	129	ap1991
1999	218,850	392,315	55.8%	90	32	122	1,793	107	34	225	117	ap2000
2000	218,850	392,315	55.8%	90	31	121	1,808	109	34	213	114	ap2001
2001	218,850	392,315	55.8%	86	31	117	1,870	109	34	213	118	ap2002
2002	218,850	392,315	55.8%	82	28	110	1,989	102	31	210	114	ap2003
2003	218,850	392,315	55.8%	82	24	106	2,064	100	25	198	113	ap2004
2004	206,405	373,590	55.2%	85	24	109	1,893	102	29	196	113	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gérard Dionne (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 1975 to 23 Nov 1983)
• Brian Joseph Dunn (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 2008)
• Paul-André Durocher (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jan 1997 to 27 Apr 2002)
• Marcel André J. Gervais (Bishop: 3 May 1985 to 13 May 1989)
• Robert Harris (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 2002 to 8 May 2007)
• Jean-Louis Plouffe (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1986; Bishop: 2 Dec 1989)
• Noël Simard (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 2008)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Alexander Carter † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Dec 1956; Bishop: 22 Nov 1958 to 3 May 1985)
• Roger-Alfred Despatie † (Priest: 12 Apr 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 May 1968 to 8 Feb 1973)
• Ralph Hubert Dignan † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1934 to 22 Nov 1958)
• Bernard Francis Pappin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Jan 1975 to 27 Aug 1998)
• Adolphe E. Proulx † (Priest: 27 May 1954; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jan 1965 to 28 Apr 1967)
• David Joseph Scollard † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1904 to 7 Sep 1934)