Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse
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As of 2003, the diocese contains 23 parishes, 4 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 9,000 Catholics. It also has 8 women religious, 10 religious brothers, and 1 permanent deacon. The Diocese of Whitehorse is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan.
Bishops
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the vicars apostolic and bishops of Whitehorse, and their terms of service:
- Émile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. (1908–1944, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1944–1965)
- James Philip Mulvihill (1965-1967 as Vicar Apostolic; 1967–1971)
- Hubert Patrick O'Connor (1971–1986), appointed Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia
- Thomas Joseph Lobsinger (1987–2000)
- Gary Gordon (2006–2014), appointed Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia
- Hector Vila (2015–present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1936–1944), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
References
- Diocese of Whitehorse page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
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