Diocese of Kamloops
Kamloopsen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kamloops, Canada
The Diocese of Kamloops is a Latin Church diocese covering central British Columbia, erected on 22 December 1945 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Joseph Phuong Nguyen has served as bishop since 2016.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 December 1945
- Latin
- Kamloopsen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Annuario code
- 001001792
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 51,900
- Population
- 372,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 14.0%
- Priests
- 21
- Catholics per priest
- 2,471
- Extent
- 119,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.4
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph Phuong Nguyen
- Born
- 25 March 1957
- Birthplace
- Ha-Lan
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral stands in Kamloops, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Vancouver
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Vancouver.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of VancouverVancouver
- Diocese of NelsonNelson
- Diocese of Prince GeorgePrince George
- Diocese of VictoriaVictoria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 22 December 1945, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops (Latin: Dioecesis Kamloopsensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, led by Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.