Diocese of Nelson
Nelsonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Nelson, Canada
The Diocese of Nelson is a Latin Church diocese covering the Kootenay and Okanagan regions of southeastern British Columbia, erected in 1936. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, with its cathedral in Nelson and diocesan offices in Kelowna.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 February 1936
- Latin
- Nelsonen(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001002373
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 75,000
- Population
- 447,400
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 16.8%
- Priests
- 28
- Catholics per priest
- 2,679
- Extent
- 124,272 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.6
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
- Gregory Bittman
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
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate stands in Nelson, 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 KamloopsKamloops
- Diocese of Prince GeorgePrince George
- Diocese of VictoriaVictoria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 22 February 1936, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis) serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.
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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.