Roman Catholic Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville (Latin: Dioecesis Labradorpolitanus–Scheffervillensis) was a Latin suffragan diocese that included part of the Canadian federal Province of Québec.

In 2007, the former cathedral of the diocese in Labrador City, dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was decreed as a Minor basilica. It is now known as the Basilica of our Lady of Perpetual Help.

History^[1]

• Established on 1945.07.13 as Apostolic Vicariate of Labrador, on territoria split off from Apostolic Vicariate of Golfe Saint-Laurent, Apostolic Vicariate of Hudson Bay and Diocese of Harbour Grace.
• Promoted on 1967.07.13 as Diocese of Labrador–Schefferville / Labradoren(sis)–Schefferpolitan(us) (Latin)
• Renamed on 1987.04.27 as Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville.
• The diocese was suppressed on 31 May 2007 with its territory being divided among the dioceses of Amos, Baie-Comeau, and the newly renamed Corner Brook and Labrador (formerly St. George's).

Diocesan Ordinaries

(all Roman Rite and members of a Latin congregation)^[2]

Apostolic Vicar of Labrador

• Lionel Scheffer, Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (O.M.I.) (1946.03.14 – death 1966.10.03), Titular Bishop of Isba (1946.03.14 – 1966.10.03).

Apostolic Vicars of Labrador–Schefferville

• Henri Légaré, O.M.I. (1967.07.13 – 1972.11.21), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (1972.11.21 – retired 1996.07.16), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1981 – 1983); died 2004
• Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. (1974.05.09 – 1986.01.24), next Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (Canada) (1986.01.24 – 1986.11.07), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Keewatin–Le Pas (1986.11.07 – retired 2006.03.25), died 2015.

Suffragan Bishops of Labrador City–Schefferville

• Henri Goudreault, O.M.I. (1987.04.27 – 1996.07.16), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Grouard–McLennan (Canada) (1996.07.16 – death 1998.07.23)
• David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. (1997.10.24 – 2007.05.31), next Bishop of Saint George’s (Canada) (2003.08.06 – 2007.05.31), Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador (Canada) (2007.05.31 – 2010.09.24), Bishop of Hamilton (Canada) (2010.09.24 – ...), also Vice-President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2013.09.25 – 2015.09.15), President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015.09.15 – ...).

References

Sources and external links

• GCatholic with Google photo
• Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006