Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria (erected 24 July 1846, as the Diocese of Vancouver Island) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. It was elevated to an archdiocese on 19 June 1903 and re-erected in 1904 as the Archdiocese of Victoria. The see was lowered to a diocese on 1 October 1908. Its cathedral is St. Andrew's Cathedral.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Modeste Demers (1846 - 1871)
- Charles-Jean Seghers (1873 - 1878)
- Jean-Baptiste Brondel (1879 - 1883)
- Charles-Jean Seghers (1884 - 1886)
- Jean-Nicolas Lemmens (1888 - 1897)
- Alexander Christie (1898 - 1899)
- Bertram Orth (1900 - 1908)
- Alexander MacDonald (1908 - 1923)
- Thomas O'Donnell (1923 - 1929)
- Gerald C. Murray, C.SS.R. (1930 - 1934)
- John Hugh MacDonald (1934 - 1936)
- John Christopher Cody (1936 - 1946)
- James Michael Hill (1946 - 1962)
- Remi Joseph De Roo (1962 - 1999) - Bishop Emeritus
- Raymond Roussin, S.M. (1999 - 2004)
- Richard Joseph Gagnon (2004 - )
[edit] Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1863 | Vicariate Apostolic of British Columbia | |
1894 | Diocese of New Westminster | Prefecture Apostolic of Alaska |
[edit] External links and References
- Catholic Diocese of Victoria official site
- Diocese of Victoria. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-03-15.