Diocese of Pembroke

Diocese of Pembroke Dioecesis Pembrokensis Diocèse de Pembroke
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Pembroke
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Ottawa
Population	65,600 (49.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 May 1898
Cathedral	St. Columbkille Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Columba
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Michael Brehl CSsR [1]
Vicar General	Rev. Michael Smith
Website
pembrokediocese.com

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]

Looking left at the exterior of St. Columbkille Cathedral

Interior of St. Columbkille Cathedral from the choir loft

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

• Renfrew County Catholic District School Board

Cemeteries

• St. Columba's Cemetery (Pembroke)

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1908		Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming

Bibliography

• "Diocese of Pembroke". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Pembroke"  . Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.

References

1. "Rev. Fr. Michael Brehl CSsR appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Pembroke in Canada". cssr.news. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
2. Casta, Anton R. "St. Columbkille Cathedral (1856)". pembrokediocese.com.

External links

• Diocese of Pembroke website
• St. Columbkille's Cathedral website