Diocese of Hamilton Dioecesis Hamiltonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Metropolitan | Toronto |
Coordinates | 43°15′49″N79°53′25″W / 43.26361°N 79.89028°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,824 km2 (6,496 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | 620,518 (32.4%) |
Parishes | 124 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 29, 1856 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King |
Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary in the mystery of the Annunciation |
Secular priests | 228 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | David Douglas Crosby |
Auxiliary Bishops | Bishop Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger |
Vicar General | Murray J. Kroetsch |
Bishops emeritus | Anthony F. Tonnos |
Website | |
hamiltondiocese.com |
The Diocese of Hamilton (Latin : Dioecesis Hamiltonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese in Toronto.
The cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, dedicated to Christ the King in 1933, in Hamilton, Ontario. There is a former cathedral, St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, also in Hamilton and a minor basilica, Our Lady Immaculate, in Guelph, Ontario.
It was established on 29 February 1856 by Pope Pius IX as the Diocese of Hamilton, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Toronto, which became its Metropolitan. On 22 November 1958, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Saint Catharines. The Diocese of Hamilton celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006, with Anthony Tonnos celebrating Mass at the seat of the diocese. Special signs, marks and posters were commissioned for many of the diocese's churches, schools and buildings.
As of 2014 [update] , it pastorally served 626,723 Catholics (28.5% of 2,201,155 total) on 16,824 km2 in 124 parishes and 1 mission with 228 priests (137 diocesan, 91 religious), 35 deacons, 269 lay religious (102 brothers, 167 sisters) and 15 seminarians. [1]
The Diocese of Hamilton comprises the counties and regions of Brant, Bruce, Grey, Halton, Hamilton, Waterloo, Wellington, as well as four Townships in the County of Dufferin, all located in Ontario. The Diocese of Hamilton had begun as a Catholic Mission in Upper Canada (Ontario). There are 6 deaneries (Brant, Bruce-Grey, Halton, Hamilton, Waterloo and Wellington) which have 126 parishes in their geographical grouping. There are 7 Catholic school boards in the diocese, 1 Catholic university and 3 university Catholic campus ministries. It has 142 secular and 98 religious priests ministering to 620,518 people in 126 parishes.
The Government of Ontario accords Catholic schools the same rights as public schools. The taxes paid by Catholics go to support Catholic schools only. Teachers, whether religious or lay, must be qualified to teach according to the same regulations as those governing public school teachers.
Here are the institutions, within the jurisdiction of the Diocese:
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