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Diocese of Whitehorse

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Diocese of Whitehorse
Dioecesis Equialbensis
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Grouard–McLennan
Population 9,300 (22.1%)
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 Charles Duval, C.Ss.R.
Map
Website
whitehorsediocese.ca

Diocese of Whitehorse — 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.

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.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the vicars apostolic and bishops of Whitehorse, and their terms of service:

Coadjutor bishop

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]

References

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