CANADA
Roman Catholic Christianism was introduded in what was to become Canada in the early 17th century after the arrival of the first French settlers and a regular hierarchy was established soon afterwards, in 1659. In 1945 it comprised the following major jurisdictions : - the Archdioceses of Edmonton, Halifax, Kingston, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Regina, Saint Boniface, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg. - the exempt Apostolic Vicariates of Baie de James, Baie d'Hudson, Golfe Saint-Laurent, Grouard, Keewatin, Mackenzie, Prince Rupert and Whitehorse. - the Territorial Abbey of Saint Peter's Muenster, the Exarchate of Winnipeg for the Ukrainians and the Military Vicariate. See also the ANGLICAN CHURCH IN CANADA for more on religious history. __________________________________________________________________________________BAIE DE JAMES*
The Apostolic Vicariate of Baie de James was established in 1938. Vicar Apostolic 1939 - 1964 Henri Belleau, Titular Bishop of Perre in Syria Eufratensis I (1940) 1896 - 1976 __________________________________________________________________________________BAIE D'HUDSON*
The Apostolic Prefecture of Baie d'Hudson was established in 1925. It became an Apostolic Vicariate in 1931. Prefect Apostolic 1925 - 1931 Louis Arsène Turquetil 1876 - 1955 Vicars Apostolic 1931 - 1942 Louis Arsène Turquetil, Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia, continued as Apostolic Administrator until 1943 s.a. 1943 - 1967 Marc Lacroix, Titular Bishop of Rhosus in Cilicia II 1906 - 1976 _________________________________________________________________________________EDMONTON
The Diocese of Saint Albert was erected in 1871 from parts of the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface. It became an Archdiocese, named Edmonton, in 1912. Bishops of Saint Albert 1871 - 1902 Vitalis Justin Grandin 1829 - 1902 1902 - 1912 Emile Joseph Legal 1849 - 1920 Archbishops of Edmonton 1912 - 1920 Emile Joseph Legal s.a. 1920 - 1938 Henry Joseph O’Leary 1879 - 1938 1938 - 1965 John Hugh MacDonald 1881 - 1965 __________________________________________________________________________________GOLFE SAINT - LAURENT*
The Apostolic Prefecture of Golfe Saint-Laurent was established in 1882. It became an Apostolic Vicariate in 1905. Prefects Apostolic 1882 - 1892 François Xavier Bossé 1838 - 1912 1892 - 1903 Thomas Labrecque, Bishop of Chicoutimi* 1849 - 1932 1903 - 1905 Gustave Blanche 1849 - 1916 Vicars Apostolic 1905 - 1916 Gustave Blanche, Titular Bishop of Sicca in Isauria s.a. 1919 - 1920 Patrice Alexandre Chiasson , Titular Bishop of Lydda in Palestina I 1867 - 1942 1920 - 1922 vacant 1922 - 1938 Julien Marie Leventoux, Titular Bishop of Legio in Numidia 1868 - 1946 1938 - 1945 Napoléon Alexandre La Brie, Titular Bishop of Limata in Numidia 1893 - 1973 __________________________________________________________________________________GROUARD*
The Apostolic Vicariate of Athabaska-Mackenzie was established in 1862. It was divided into the Apostolic Vicariates of Athabaska and Mackenzie in 1901. The former was renamed Grouard in 1927. Vicars Apostolic of Athabaska-Mackenzie 1862 - 1890 Henry Faraud, Titular Bishop of Anemurium in Isauria 1823 - 1890 1891 - 1901 Pierre Emile Jean Marie Grouard, Titular Bishop of Ibora in Helenoponto 1840 - 1931 Vicar Apostolic of Athabaska 1901 - 1927 Pierre Emile Jean Marie Grouard, Titular Bishop of Ibora in Helenoponto s.a. Vicars Apostolic of Grouard 1927 - 1929 Pierre Emile Jean Marie Grouard, Titular Bishop of Ibora in Helenoponto s.a. 1930 - 1937 Joseph Guy, Titular Bishop of Zerta in Numidia 1883 - 1951 1938 - 1953 Ubald Langlois, Titular Bishop of Risinium in Dalmatia Superior 1887 - 1953 __________________________________________________________________________________HALIFAX
The Apostolic Vicariate of Nova Scotia was established in 1817. It became a Diocese in 1842 and an Archdiocese in 1852. Bishop 1844 - 1852 William Walsh 1804 - 1858 Archbishops 1852 - 1858 William Walsh s.a. 1859 - 1876 Thomas Louis Connolly 1814 - 1876 1877 - 1882 Michael Hannan 1820 - 1882 1882 - 1906 Cornelius O’Brien 1848 - 1906 1906 - 1931 Edward Joseph McCarthy 1850 - 1931 1931 - 1936 Thomas O'Donnel 1871 - 1936 1937 - 1952 John Thomas McNally 1841 - 1952 __________________________________________________________________________________KEEWATIN*
The Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin was established in 1910. Vicars Apostolic 1910 - 1933 Ovide Charlebois, Titular Bishop of Berenice in Libia Pentapolitana 1862 - 1933 1933 - 1954 Martin LaJeunesse, Titular Bishop of Bonusta in Africa Proconsularis 1890 - 1961 __________________________________________________________________________________KINGSTON
The Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Canada was established in 1819. It became the Diocese of Kingston in 1826 and was made an Archdiocese in 1889. Bishops 1840 - 1857 Rémi Gaulin 1787 - 1857 1857 Patrick Phelan 1795 - 1857 1858 - 1875 Edward John Horan 1817 - 1875 1875 - 1879 John O'Brien 1832 - 1879 1880 - 1889 James Vincent Cleary 1828 - 1898 Archbishops 1889 - 1898 James Vincent Cleary s.a. 1898 - 1910 Charles Hugues Gauthier 1843 - 1922 1911 - 1938 Michael Joseph Spratt 1854 - 1938 1938 - 1943 Michael Joseph O'Brien 1874 - 1943 1944 - 1966 Joseph Anthony O'Sullivan 1886 - 1972 __________________________________________________________________________________MACKENZIE*
The Vicariate Apostolic of Mackenzie was established in 1901 at the partition of the Vicariate of Athabaska-Mackenzie Vicar Apostolic 1901 - 1943 Gabriel Joseph Elie Breynat, Titular Bishop of Adramyttium in Asia I 1867 - 1943 1943 - 1958 Joseph Marie Trocellier, Titular Bishop of Adramyttium in Asia I 1888 - 1958 __________________________________________________________________________________MONCTON
The Archdiocese of Moncton was erected in 1936. Archbishops 1936 - 1941 Louis Joseph Arthur Melanson 1879 - 1941 1942 - 1972 Norbert Robichaud 1905 - 1979 __________________________________________________________________________________MONTREAL
The Diocese of Montreal was erected in 1836. It became an Archdiocese in 1886. Bishops 1840 - 1876 Ignace Bourget 1799 - 1885 1876 - 1886 Édouard Charles Fabre 1827 - 1896 Archbishops 1886 - 1896 Édouard Charles Fabre s.a. 1897 - 1939 Louis Napoléon Paul Bruchési 1855 - 1939 1940 - 1950 Joseph Charbonneau 1892 - 1959 __________________________________________________________________________________OTTAWA
The Diocese of Bytown was erected in 1847. It was renamed Ottawa in 1860 and became an Archdiocese in 1886. Bishops 1848 - 1874 Joseph Eugène Bruno Guigues 1805 - 1874 1874 - 1886 Joseph Thomas Duhamel 1841 - 1909 Archbishops 1886 - 1909 Joseph Thomas Duhamel s.a. 1910 - 1922 Charles Hugues Gauthier s.a. 1922 - 1927 Joseph Médard Émard 1853 - 1927 1928 - 1940 Joseph Guillaume Forbes 1865 - 1940 1940 - 1953 Alexandre Vachon 1885 - 1953 __________________________________________________________________________________PRINCE RUPERT*
The Prefecture Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert was established in 1908. It became a Vicariate Apostolic in 1917 and was divided into the Vicariates of Prince Rupert and Whitehorse in 1944. Prefect Apostolic of Yukon - Prince Rupert 1908 - 1917 Emile Marie Bunoz 1864 - 1945 Vicar Apostolic of Yukon - Prince Rupert 1917 - 1944 Emile Marie Bunoz, Titular Bishop of Tentyris in Thebaide II s.a. Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert 1944 - 1945 Emile Marie Bunoz, Titular Bishop of Tentyris in Thebaide II s.a. __________________________________________________________________________________QUEBEC
The Vicariate Apostolic of New France was established in 1659 and was the first Catholic jurisdiction in Canada. It became the Diocese of Quebec in 1674 and was made an Archdiocese in 1819. Archbishops 1833 - 1850 Joseph Signay 1778 - 1850 1850 - 1867 Pierre Flavien Turgeon 1787 - 1867 Apostolic Administrator for Turgeon 1855 - 1867 Charles François Baillargeon, Titular Archbishop of Tlos in Licia 1798 - 1870 1867 - 1870 Charles François Baillargeon s.a. 1870 - 1898 Cardinal (1886) Elzéar Alexandre Taschereau 1820 - 1898 1898 - 1925 Cardinal (1914) Louis Nazaire Bégin 1840 - 1925 1925 - 1926 Paul Eugène Roy 1859 - 1926 1926 - 1931 Cardinal (1927) Raymond Marie Rouleau 1866 - 1931 1931 - 1947 Cardinal (1933) Jean-Marie Rodrigue Villeneuve 1883 - 1947 __________________________________________________________________________________REGINA
The Diocese of Regina was erected in 1910. It became an Archdiocese in 1915. Bishop 1911 - 1915 Oliver Elzéar Mathieu 1853 - 1929 Archbishops 1915 - 1929 Oliver Elzéar Mathieu s.a. 1930 - 1934 James Charles McGuigan 1894 - 1974 1935 - 1947 Peter Joseph Monahan 1888 - 1947 __________________________________________________________________________________SAINT BONIFACE
The Vicariate Apostolic of the Nord Ouest was established in 1844. It became the Diocese of Saint Boniface in 1847 and was made an Archdiocese in 1871. Bishop 1847 - 1853 Joseph Norbert Provencher 1787 - 1853 1853 - 1871 Alexandre Antonine Taché 1823 - 1894 Archbishops 1871 - 1894 Alexander Antonine Taché s.a. 1895 - 1915 Louis Philip Adélard Langevin 1855 - 1915 1915 - 1955 Arthur Beliveau 1870 - 1955 __________________________________________________________________________________SAINT PETER'S MUENSTER*
The Priory of Saint Peter's Muenster in Saskatchewan was founded in 1903 when some Benedectine monks from Wetaug in Illinois relocated there. In 1911 the Priory became an Abbey, which, in 1921, was made exempt. Priors 1903 - 1906 Alfred Mayer 18.. - 1929 1906 - 1911 Bruno Doerfler 18.. - 1919 Abbots 1911 - 1919 Bruno Doerfler s.a. 1919 - 1921 vacant 1921 - 1926 Michael Ott 1870 - 1926 1926 - 1960 Severin Gertken 1881 - 1960 __________________________________________________________________________________TORONTO
The Diocese of Toronto was erected in 1841. It became an Archdiocese in 1870. Bishops 1850 - 1860 Armand Françios Marie, Comte de Charbonnel 1802 - 1891 1860 - 1870 John Joseph Lynch 1816 - 1888 Archbishops 1870 - 1888 John Joseph Lynch s.a. 1889 - 1898 John Walsh 1830 - 1898 1899 - 1908 Denis O’Connor 1841 - 1911 1908 - 1911 Fergus Patrick McEvay 1852 - 1911 1912 - 1934 Neil McNeil 1851 - 1934 1934 - 1971 James Charles McGuigan s.a. ___________________________________________________________________________________VANCOUVER
The Vicariate Apostolic of British Columbia, established in 1863, became the Diocese of New Westminster in 1890. It was elevated to the rank of Archdiocese and renamed Vancouver in 1908. Vicar Apostolic of British Columbia 1864 - 1890 Louis Joseph d'Herbomez, Titular Bishop of Melitopolis in Hellesponto 1822 - 1890 Bishops of New Westminster 1890 - 1899 Paul Durieu 1830 - 1899 1899 - 1908 Augustine Dontenwill 1857 - 1931 Archbishops of Vancouver 1910 - 1912 Neil McNeil s.a. 1912 - 1931 Timothy Casey 1862 - 1931 1931 - 1964 William Mark Duke 1879 - 1971 __________________________________________________________________________________WHITEHORSE*
The Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse was created in 1944 at the division of the Vicariate of Yukon-Prince Rupert. Vicar Apostolic 1944 - 1965 John Louis Coudert, Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis in Licia 1895 - 1965 __________________________________________________________________________________WINNIPEG (LATIN RITE)
The Archdiocese of Winnipeg was erected in 1915. Archbishop 1916 - 1952 Alfred Arthur Sinnott 1877 - 1954 __________________________________________________________________________________WINNIPEG (UKRAINIAN RITE)
The first parishes for Catholics of the Ukrainian rite - mostly migrants from Galicia / West-Ukraine who had arrived since 1891 - were established in 1897. At first dependent of the local Roman Catholic hierarchy they were organized into a separate Ukrainian Eparchy - covering all Canada - in 1912. Ukrainian Exarchs of all Canada 1912 - 1927 Mykyta Mykhajlovych Budka, Titular Bishop of Patara in Licia 1877 - 1949 1927 - 1948 Vasylij (Basil) Ladyka, Titular Bishop of Abydus in Hellesponto (1929) 1884 - 1956 __________________________________________________________________________________CANADA (ARMED FORCES OF)
A Military vicariate for the Canadian forces was created for the duration of the war. Military Vicar 1939 - 1945 Charles Leo Nelligan, Titular Bishop of Phoenice in ... 1894 - 1974
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