Diocese of Whitehorse Dioecesis Equialbensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Grouard–McLennan |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Hector Vila |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R. |
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| Website | |
| whitehorsediocese.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse (Latin : Dioecesis Equialbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that includes Yukon and the northern portion of British Columbia north of latitude 57 degrees.
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As of 2003, the diocese contains 23 parishes, 4 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 9,000 Catholics. It also has 8 women religious, 10 religious brothers, and 1 permanent deacon. The Diocese of Whitehorse is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan.
