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Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke (Latin: Dioecesis Pembrokensis) (erected 11 July 1882, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Pembroke on 4 May 1898. The Cathedral of St. Columbkille in Pembroke is the mother church of the Diocese of Pembroke.[2]

Looking left at the exterior of St. Columbkille Cathedral
Interior of St. Columbkille Cathedral from the choir loft

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Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

  • Joseph Raymond Windle (1969–1971)

Auxiliary bishop

  • Patrick Thomas Ryan (1912–1916), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Élie Anicet Latulipe, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Temiskaming, Ontario in 1908
  • Michael Alphonsus Harrington, appointed Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia in 1952 and died in 1973
  • James Matthew Wingle, appointed Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1993

Educational Institutions

Cemeteries

  • St. Columba's Cemetery (Pembroke)

Territorial losses

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Bibliography

  • "Diocese of Pembroke". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Pembroke" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

References

  1. [1]
    "Resignations and Appointments".
  2. [2]
    Casta, Anton R. "St. Columbkille Cathedral (1856)". pembrokediocese.com.
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