- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops
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Diocese of Kamloops
Dioecesis Kamloopsensis
Sacred Heart CathedralLocation Country Canada Territory Central British Columbia Ecclesiastical province Metropolitan See of Vancouver Metropolitan 635A Tranquille Road
Kamloops, British Columbia,
V2B 3H5Statistics Area 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) Population
- Catholics(as of 2006)
51,900[1]Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established December 22, 1945 Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops) Patron saint Immaculate Heart of Mary Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop David John James Monroe
Bishop of KamloopsMetropolitan Archbishop John Michael Miller CSB
Archbishop of VancouverWebsite rcdk.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops (Latin: Dioecesis Kamloopsensis) (erected 22 December 1945) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. The Diocese of Kamloops is led by Bishop David John James Monroe.
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Diocesan demographics
The Diocese of Kamloops has a Catholic population of 51,900 (2006) served by 14 diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, 1 permanent deacon and 26 religious sisters and brothers in 25 parishes.
History
Ordinaries
- Bishop Edward Quentin Jennings (1946–1952)
- Bishop Michael Alphonsus Harrington (1952–1973)
- Bishop Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. (1974–1982)
- Bishop Lawrence Sabatini, C.S. (1982–1999) - Bishop Emeritus
- Bishop David John James Monroe (2002 - )
Churches
100 Mile House
- St.Jude's
Armstrong
- St. Joseph's
- St. John's, Falkland
Ashcroft
- St. Gerard's
Barriere
- St. George's
- St. John Baptist, Chu Chua - First Nations
Blue River
- Our Lady of the Snows
Cache Creek
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Shrine and Centre
- Big Bar, Bonaparte, Deadman's Creek - First Nations
Cariboo - First Nation Parishes
- Chilcotin
- Shuswap
Celista (Scotch Creek)
- Angel of Peace
Chase
- Blessed Sacrament
Clearwater
- St. James
Clinton
- St Peter's
Coldstream
- Our Lady of the Valley
Enderby
- St. Ann's
- St. Mary's Reserve - First Nations
Kamloops
- Sacred Heart Cathedral
- Holy Family (Valleyview)
- St. Joseph on the Reserve - First Nations
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help (North Shore)
- St. John Vianney (Westside)
- Our Lady of Lourdes, Heffley Creek
Lillooet
- St. John the Baptist parish
- St. Ann's, Lytton
- Bridge River, Seton Portage - First Nations
- Fountain, Pavilion, Skeetchestn - First Nations
Logan Lake
- St. Michael's
Lumby
- Sacred Heart
Merritt
- Sacred Heart
- Quilchena, Coldwater - First Nations
- Douglas Lake, Shulus - First Nations
Pemberton
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Christopher's, Mount Currie - First Nations
Quesnel
- St. Ann's
Salmon Arm
- St. Joseph's
Sicamous
- Our Lady of Fatima
Sorrento
- Our Lady of the Lake
Valemount
- Good Shepherd
Vernon
- St. James
- Our Lady of the Valley, Coldstream
- St. Theresa's, Okanagan Reserve - First Nations
- St. Benedict's, Okanagan Reserve - First Nations
Whistler
Williams Lake
- Sacred Heart
- Sugar Cane, BC - First Nations
- Soda Creek, BC - First Nations
Education
Catholic high schools
St. Ann's Academy remained a high school until 1970. Unable to keep up with the changing demands of B.C.'s curriculum, it reverted to an elementary school. In 1980, Bishop Adam Exner asked the Congregation of Christian Brothers to open the high school section and in September 1981, St. Ann's Academy became a high school again.
School City Est. Website Enrollment St. Ann's Academy (high school re-established 1981) Kamloops 1910 http://www.stannsacademy.bc.ca/ ~600 (co-ed) Catholic elementary schools
School City Est. Website Saint Ann's Academy Kamloops 1910 http://www.stannsacademy.bc.ca/ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Kamloops 1962 http://www.olphschool.ca/ Saint Ann's Quesnel http://www.stannsschool.ca/ Saint James
(Elementary & Middle)Vernon http://www.stjamesvernon.com/ Sacred Heart Williams lake n/a Religious orders
Religious communities of men
Religious communities of women
- Congregation of Notre Dame (CND)
- Discalced Carmelites (OCD)
- Missionary Sisters of Christ the King (MCR)
- Sisters of Mission Service (SMS)
- Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (SFIC)
Cemeteries
Charities
Saints, Blessed, Venerables
Publications
- Kamloops Wawa, a one-time publication of the diocese
- Diocesan News, bi-monthly newspaper started in 1976 as the Diocesan Update. Name changed to the Diocesan News in 1990.
References
Footnotes
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy - Statistics section - retrieved April 28, 2009
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops official site
- "Diocese of Kamloops". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkaml.html. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
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