Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst

Diocese of Hearst
Dioecesis Hearstensis
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Ontario
Population
- Catholics

27,900 (76.1%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 3 December 1938
Current leadership
Pope Francis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst (Latin: Dioecesis Hearstensis) (erected 18 April 1919, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 17 November 1920 and, further, as the Diocese of Hearst on 3 December 1938.

Ordinaries

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1938 Diocese of Haileybury Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James

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