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Diocese of Pembroke
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke (Latin: Dioecesis Pembrokensis) (erected 11 July 1882, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Pembroke on 4 May 1898. The Cathedral of St. Columbkille in Pembroke is the mother church of the Diocese of Pembroke.[2]
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Bishops
Ordinaries
- Narcisse Zéphirin Lorrain (1882–1915)
- Patrick Thomas Ryan (1916–1937)
- Charles Leo Nelligan (1937–1945)
- William Joseph Smith (1945–1971)
- Joseph Raymond Windle (1971–1993)
- Brendan Michael O'Brien (1993–2000), appointed Archbishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland
- Richard William Smith (2002–2007), appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
- Michael Mulhall (2007–2019), appointed Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario
- Guy Desrochers CSsR (2020-2023), appointed Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick
- Michael Brehl CSsR (2024 - present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Joseph Raymond Windle (1969–1971)
Auxiliary bishop
- Patrick Thomas Ryan (1912–1916), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Élie Anicet Latulipe, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Temiskaming, Ontario in 1908
- Michael Alphonsus Harrington, appointed Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia in 1952 and died in 1973
- James Matthew Wingle, appointed Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1993
Educational Institutions
Cemeteries
- St. Columba's Cemetery (Pembroke)
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Territorial losses
Bibliography
- "Diocese of Pembroke". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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External links
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