Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario
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Infobox Roman Catholic diocese
Roman Catholic Diocese of=Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
Latin name of diocese=Dioecesis Sanctae Mariae Ormensis
location=Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
territory=Southern Thunder Bay, Algoma, Sudbury and Nipissing Districts, Ontario
population=373,590 Catholics
rite=Roman Rite
patron=
province=Archdiocese of Kingston
established=September 16, 1904
cathedral=Precious Blood Cathedral
co-cathedral=
leadership=Archbishop of Kingston
website= [http://www.diocesessm.org Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie]
pope=Benedict XVI
metropolitan=Brendan Michael O'BrienArchbishop of Kingston
ordinary=Jean-Louis PlouffeArchbishop of Sault Sainte Marie
auxiliary=Brian Joseph Dunn, Noël SimardAuxiliary Bishops of Sault Sainte MarieThe Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario was decreed on 16 September 1904 and is formed by the southern portions of the districts of Thunder Bay, Algoma, Sudbury and Nipissing.
The area has a long history within the Roman Catholic Church. The Recollets were the first missionaries in the Nipissing region around 1622. A number of Jesuits entered the area in 1641; Father Claude Pijart, being the leading missionary of that group. Their three missions were abandoned after a number of years but Father Claude-Jean Allouez found converts still adhering to their faith in 1667.
In 1668 the mission of Sault Sainte Marie was founded by the Jesuits and used as a base for expeditions to adjacent areas. Priests who appear in historical accounts of the time include Fathers Gabriel Druillettes, Louis André, Henri Nouvel, and Pierre Bailloquet.
Little further expansion took place until about 1836 when Rev. Proulx began an expansion which reached Fort William in 1849. Expansion after this point was rapid with hospitals and schools added to the parishes, churches and missions that marked this growth.
Bishops
* David Joseph Scollard - September 20, 1904 - September 7, 1934
* Ralph Dignan - December 22, 1934 - November 22, 1958
* Alexander Carter - November 22, 1958 - May 3, 1985
* Marcel Gervais - May 3, 1985 - May 13, 1989
* Jean-Louis Plouffe - December 2, 1989 - present
External links
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13487a.htm the "Catholic Encyclopedia"]
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/saul0.htm "Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie"]
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