Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops

Diocese of Kamloops

Dioecesis Kamloopsensis
Coat of Arms
Location
Country Canada
TerritoryCentral British Columbia
Ecclesiastical provinceVancouver
Statistics
Area119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
51,900[1] (12.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 22, 1945
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops)
Patron saintImmaculate Heart of Mary (principal)
St. John Vianney (secondary)[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Phuong Nguyen
Bishop of Kamloops
Metropolitan ArchbishopJ. Michael Miller
Archbishop of Vancouver
Bishops emeritusDavid Monroe
Lawrence Sabatini, C.S.,
Website
http://www.rcdk.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops (Latin: Dioecesis Kamloopsensis) (erected 22 December 1945) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. The Diocese of Kamloops is led by Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen.

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy - Statistics section - retrieved April 28, 2009
  2. ^ "Patrons Of The Diocese". RCDK.org. Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2012.

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