Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins (Latin: Dioecesis Timminsensis) (erected 21 September 1908, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Haileybury on 31 December 1915 and renamed as the Diocese of Timmins on 10 December 1938.

Diocese of Timmins

Dioecesis Timminsensis
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceOntario
Population
- Catholics
48,600 (55.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 December 1938
CathedralSt. Anthony of Padua Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSerge Poitras
Website
dioctims.ca

History

The Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming was set up bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and the Great Whale River; on the south by the height of land, or watershed, except in the Temiskaming district, where the southern boundary is 47° N. lat.; on the east by 72° W. long and on the west by 91° W long. It was erected on 22 Sept., 1908, by dividing the Diocese of Pembroke.

Father de Bellefeuille, S.S., and Father Dupuy of Montreal, first preached the Gospel here in 1836. Annual visits were made, missions being held at the Hudson's Bay Company's trading posts. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate were given charge in 1843. Father Laverlochere was the first of these missionaries. They established a residence at Fort Temiskaming in 1863, but removed to Ville Marie in 1886.

Haileybury, Ontario was the residence of the first vicar Apostolic, Elie-Anicet Latulipe. He was born at St. Anicet, Province of Quebec, 3 August 1859. Ordained on 30 May 1885, he was successively curate at St. Henri, Montreal, chaplain at the convents of the Good Shepherd, Montreal, and St. Anne's, Lachine, rector of Pembroke Cathedral, and pastor of Haileybury. He was named Titular Bishop of Catenna and first Vicar-Apostolic of Temiskaming on 1 October 1908, and consecrated on 30 November 1908.[1]

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Élie Anicet Latulipe (1908–1922)
  • Louis Rhéaume, O.M.I. (1923–1955)
  • Maxime Tessier (1955–1971)
  • Jacques Landriault (1971–1990)
  • Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. (1992–1997), appointed Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec
  • Paul Marchand, S.M.M. (1999 - 2011)
  • Serge Poitras-Patrick (2012.11.10 – ...) (°1949.05.27)

Coadjutor bishop
  • Maxime Tessier (1953–1955)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Territorial losses
YearAlong withTo form
1919Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario
1938Diocese of Amos
1938Vicariate Apostolic of Northern OntarioVicariate Apostolic of Baie James
1973Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda

Notes
  1. Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Temiskaming

Bibliography
  • "Diocese of Timmins". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Temiskaming". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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