Roman Catholic Diocese of Thunder Bay
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Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Patrick's Cathedral, dedicated to St. Patrick, in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Statistics
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History
- It was erected 29 April 1952, as the Diocese of Fort William, on territories split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface and the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie.
- Renamed on 26 February 1970 as Diocese of Thunder Bay, after its see.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Fort William
- Edward Quentin Jennings (born Canada) (1952.05.14 – 1969.09.18), previously Titular Bishop of Sala (1941.03.22 – 1946.02.22) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Vancouver (BC, Canada) (1941.03.22 – 1946.02.22), Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (1946.02.22 – 1952.05.14); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Assidona (1969.09.18 – resigned 1970.11.23), died 1980.
- Suffragan Bishops of Thunder Bay
- Norman Joseph Gallagher (1970.04.16 – death 1975.12.28); previously Titular Bishop of Adrasus (1963.06.25 – 1970.04.16), first as Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of Canada (Canada) (1963.06.25 – 1966), then as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal (Quebec, Canada) (1966 – 1970.04.16)
- John Aloysius O′Mara (1976.05.24 – 1994.02.02), next Bishop of Saint Catharines (Canada) (1994.02.02 – retired 2001.11.09)
- Frederick Bernard Henry (1995.03.24 – 1998.01.19); previously Titular Bishop of Carinola (1986.04.18 – 1995.03.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of London (Ontario, Canada) (1986.04.18 – 1995.03.24); later Bishop of Calgary (BC, Canada) (1998.01.19 – retired 2017.01.04)
- Frederick Joseph Colli (2 February 1999 - 17 June 2024), previously Titular Bishop of Afufenia (1994.12.19 – 1999.02.02) as Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) (1994.12.19 – 1999.02.02).
- Alan Campeau (Appointed 10 January 2025)
See also
References
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Sources and external links
- Diocese of Thunder Bay site
- GCatholic, with Google map & satellite photo
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