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    The Diocese of Victoria (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Insula Vancouver) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its episcopal see is in Victoria. The diocese encompasses all of Vancouver Island and several nearby British Columbia islands. A suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver, the diocese's cathedral is St. Andrew's Cathedral and its present diocesan bishop is Gary Gordon.


    Diocesan demographics


    As of 2004, the diocese had 94,465 Catholics, 22 diocesan Priests, 15 religious Priests, 1 Deacon. The diocese is also helped by 19 Brothers, and 91 Sisters servicing 30 parishes.


    History


    The diocese was created on 24 July 1846 as the Diocese of Vancouver Island, one of three dioceses in the Pacific Northwest created out of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Oregon Territory. It was elevated to an archdiocese on 19 June 1903 and renamed Archdiocese of Victoria in 1904. It was then lowered to a diocese in 1908, when the metropolitan see was moved to Vancouver.
    The territory included Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, New Caledonia (mainland British Columbia), the Queen Charlotte Islands and Alaska. Modeste Demers became the new diocese's first bishop.
    Territorial losses

    On June 19, 1903, the diocese became an Archdiocese of Victoria. It was returned to the status of a diocese on October 1, 1908, and became a suffragan diocese to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver.


    Bishops


    The following are the lists of Bishops and their years of service:


    = Ordinaries

    =
    Modeste Demers (1846–1871)
    Charles-Jean Seghers (1873–1878), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA; returned here in 1884
    Jean-Baptiste Brondel (1879–1883)
    Charles-Jean Seghers (1884–1886); personal title of Archbishop
    Jean-Nicolas Lemmens (1888–1897)
    Alexander Christie (1898–1899), appointed Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
    Bertram Orth (1900–1908)
    Alexander MacDonald (1908–1923)
    Thomas O'Donnell (1923–1929), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Gerald C. Murray, C.SS.R. (1930–1934), appointed Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    John Hugh MacDonald (1934–1936), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
    John Christopher Cody (1936–1946), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of London, Ontario
    James Michael Hill (1946–1962)
    Remi Joseph De Roo (1962–1999)
    Raymond Roussin, S.M. (1999–2004), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
    Richard Gagnon (2004–2014), appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg
    Gary Gordon (2014–present)


    = Coadjutor bishops

    =
    John James Jonckau (1883); did not take effect
    Raymond Olir Roussin, S. M. (1998-1999)


    = Auxiliary bishop

    =
    Louis Aloysius Lootens (1876-1898)


    Churches




    = Monasteries

    =
    House of Bread Monastery, a Benedictine monastery in Nanaimo


    Education




    = Catholic high schools

    =

    St. Ann's Academy (Victoria, British Columbia), was open 1858 and closed in 1974.
    Smith Memorial High School, of Port Alberni, was opened 1951 and closed in 1976.


    = Catholic elementary schools

    =

    St. Ann's Academy for Boys, of Duncan, was erected in 1864 and closed in 1969.
    St. Mary's School, of Ladysmith, was established 1909 and closed in 1913.


    = Catholic universities, colleges, and seminaries

    =
    St. Joseph's School for Nursing, of Victoria, was erected in 1900 and closed in 1981.
    St. John Fisher / Thomas More College 1953 and closed in 1993.


    Religious institutes


    Religious institutes of women

    Benedictine Sisters
    Franciscan Poor Clares
    Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
    Sisters of St. Ann


    Residential schools


    The Diocese managed two residential schools in British Columbia. Upon the discovery of the remains of 215 children at Kamloops Indian Residential School, the diocese released a statement of apology and commitment.

    Kuper Island Indian Residential School
    The Christie Roman Catholic school


    Charities


    Health Care

    Lourdes Hospital, of Campbell River, was erected in 1926 and closed in 1957.
    St. Joseph's Hospital, of Victoria, was erected in 1876 and closed in 1972.


    Notes


    The diocese produces the Diocesan Messenger which is a Catholic newspaper for its community.


    References




    Bibliography


    Sisters of St. Ann's scrapbook
    St. Ann's establishments
    "Diocese of Victoria". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-15.


    External links



    Official website

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