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Diocese of Nelson

Dioecesis Nelsonensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Gregory John Bittman, Bishop
  • Eugene Jerome Cooney, Bishop Emeritus
  • John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 February 1936
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vancouver
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: British Columbia
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 144,000 (55,620 Square Miles)
  • Description: Kootenay and Okanagan regions of southeastern British Columbia
  • Conference Region: West (Ouest)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Nel
  • Official Web Site: https://www.nelsondiocese.org
  • Mailing Address: 3665 Benvoulin Rd., Kelowna, BC V1W 4M7, Canada
  • Telephone: (250)448-2725
  • Fax: (866)964-3858

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 February 1936ErectedArchdiocese of Vancouver (Deanery of Nelson, Cranbrook, and part of Keloiona) Diocese of Nelson (erected)
18 December 1937Territory AddedDiocese of Nelson (Boundaries adjusted)
Archdiocese of Vancouver (Boundaries adjusted)
31 January 1985Territory LostDiocese of Nelson (Sacred Heart in Lumby and Our Lady of Fatima in Sicamous) Diocese of Kamloops
31 January 1985Territory AddedDiocese of Kamloops (St. Edward in Winfield) Diocese of Nelson

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195017,035122,06714.0%251843396198426ap1951
196631,500165,00019.1%3722595332511435ap1967
196838,031196,91319.3%322052731238233ap1971
197636,000250,00014.4%331346782145434ap1977
198037,557215,00017.5%311647799165636ap1981
199063,800232,00027.5%2620461,386205731ap1991
199965,000335,00019.4%2616421,547162730ap2000
200065,000335,00019.4%2811391,666112431ap2001
200155,000335,00016.4%2910391,410102231ap2002
200255,000335,00016.4%3210421,309121831ap2003
200365,000365,00017.8%287351,85782031ap2004
200465,000365,00017.8%288361,80581931ap2005
201396,300404,00023.8%315362,67551232ap2014
201698,730417,53523.6%266323,0856640ap2017
2019102,500428,60023.9%311323,2031446ap2020
2021105,460440,78523.9%32323,295453ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 389, to Page 391
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 98
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 77, Page 440, and Page 441

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