| Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee Dioecesis Hearstensis et Musonitana | |
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 Coat of Arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ontario |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,108,830 km (428,120 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 66,820 26,520 (39.7%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 December 1938 |
| Cathedral | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 20 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. |
| Bishops emeritus | Vincent Cadieux, OMI Robert Bourgon |
The Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee (Latin: Dioecesis Hearstensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Ontario. The diocese was erected on 3 December 2018 through the unification of the Diocese of Hearst and the Diocese of Moosonee. The Diocese of Hearst evolved from the Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario erected on 18 April 1919. The Diocese of Hearst–Moonosee is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
History
The territory that would form the diocese was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 17 November 1920.
Ordinaries
- Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Hallé (1918 - 1939)
- Joseph Charbonneau (1939 - 1940), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Montréal, Québec
- Albini LeBlanc (1940 - 1945), appointed Bishop of Gaspé, Québec
- Georges-Léon Landry (1946 - 1952)
- Louis Lévesque (1952 - 1964), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec
- Jacques Landriault (1964 - 1971), appointed Bishop of Timmins, Ontario
- Roger-Alfred Despatie (1973 - 1993)
- Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. (1993 - 1995)
- André Vallée, P.M.E. (1996 - 2005)
- Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. (2007 - 2016)
- He continued as Bishop of Moosonee, a position he had held since 1991. This appointment joined the two dioceses only through him, in persona episcopi, but did not create a single diocesan administration.
- Robert Bourgon (2016 - 2020)
- Terrence Prendergast, S.J. (2020 - 2022) as Apostolic Administrator
- Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. (2022 - present)
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Diocese of Haileybury | Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James |
References
- "Resignations and Appointments, 03.12.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Rinunce e nomine, 25.07.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
External links
- Official Site
- "Diocese of Hearst". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
| Hierarchy of the Catholic Church in Canada | |
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| Province of Edmonton | |
| Province of Gatineau | |
| Province of Grouard–McLennan | |
| Province of Halifax–Yarmouth | |
| Province of Keewatin–Le Pas | |
| Province of Kingston | |
| Province of Moncton | |
| Province of Montreal | |
| Province of Ottawa–Cornwall | |
| Province of Québec | |
| Province of Regina | |
| Province of Rimouski | |
| Province of Saint Boniface | |
| Province of St. John's | |
| Province of Sherbrooke | |
| Province of Toronto | |
| Province of Vancouver | |
| Metropolia of Winnipeg | |
| Exempt from the Holy See |
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| Former jurisdictions | |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Ivan Jurkovič |
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