ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PEMBROKE

Diocese of Pembroke

*Dioecesis Pembrokensis*

Diocèse de Pembroke
Diocese of Pembroke; Dioecesis Pembrokensis; Diocèse de Pembroke
	Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Pembroke
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Ottawa
Population; - Catholics	; 65,600 (49.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 May 1898
Cathedral	St. Columbkille Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Columba
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Vicar General	Rev. Michael Smith
Website
	pembrokediocese.com

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]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Narcisse Zéphirin Lorrain (1882–1915)
Patrick Thomas Ryan (1916–1937)
Charles Leo Nelligan (1937–1945)
William Joseph Smith (1945–1971)
Joseph Raymond Windle (1971–1993)
Brendan Michael O'Brien (1993–2000), appointed Archbishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland
Richard William Smith (2002–2007), appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
Michael Mulhall (2007–2019), appointed Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario
Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. (2020-2023)

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

Renfrew County Catholic District School Board

Cemeteries

St. Columba's Cemetery (Pembroke)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1908		Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming

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

^ "Resignations and Appointments".
^ Casta, Anton R. "St. Columbkille Cathedral (1856)". pembrokediocese.com.

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[1] "Resignations and Appointments".

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

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Educational Institutions

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