Roman Catholic Diocese of Moosonee

For the Anglican diocese, see Anglican Diocese of Moosonee.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moosonee (Latin: Dioecesis Musonitana) was a Roman Catholic diocese that included part of the Province of Ontario.

Diocese of Moosonee
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Keewatin–Le Pas
Statistics
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2016) 34,900 7,450 (21.3%)
Parishes	12
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	3 December 1938
Dissolved	3 December 2018
Cathedral	Christ the King Cathedral

As of 2016, the diocese contained 12 parishes with no active diocesan priests, 3 religious priests, and 7,450 Catholics. It also had 3 religious brothers.

On 3 December 2018, this Diocese merged with the Diocese of Hearst, to create the new Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee.^[1]

History

• 3 December 1938: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Baie de James from the Diocese of Haileybury and Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ontario.
• 13 July 1967: Elevated as the Diocese of Moosonee.
• 31 May 2007: Lost territory to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos.
• 3 December 2018: Officially suppressed and its territory united into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst to create the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the Vicars apostolic and bishops of Moosonee and their terms of service:

• Henri Belleau, OMI (1939–1964)
• Jules Leguerrier, OMI (1964–1992)
• Vincent Cadieux, OMI (1991–2016)
  • From 2007 to 2016, he served as Bishop of Hearst as well, an appointment that joined the two dioceses only through him, in persona episcopi, but did not create a single diocesan administration.^[2][3]
• Robert Bourgon (Apostolic Administrator 2016–2018)