Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver (Latin: Archidioecesis Vancouveriensis) is a Roman Catholic Latin archdiocese that includes part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Archdiocese of Vancouver Archidioecesis Vancouveriensis | |
|---|---|
The Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | South West British Columbia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vancouver |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 119,439 km2 (46,116 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics | 477,792 (17.8%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 December 1863 |
| Cathedral | Holy Rosary Cathedral (Vancouver) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | J. Michael Miller, CSB |
| Suffragans | Joseph Phuong Nguyen Bishop of Kamloops Gregory Bittman Bishop of Nelson Stephen Jensen Bishop of Prince George Gary Gordon Bishop of Victoria |
| Website | |
| rcav.org | |
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is the Holy Rosary Cathedral, dedicated to the diocesan patron saint Our Lady of the Rosary, in Vancouver, B.C.
The incumbent ordinary of the archdiocese is Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.