Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George information
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Prince George
Dioecesis Principis Georgensis
Coat of Arms
Location
Country
Canada
Territory
Northern British Columbia
Ecclesiastical province
Archdiocese of Vancouver
Statistics
Area
345,600 km2 (133,400 sq mi)
Population - Catholics
51,200 (as of 2004) (21.8%)
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
July 13, 1967
Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Stephen Jensen[1]
Bishops emeritus
Gerald William Wiesner, O.M.I.
Website
pgdiocese.bc.ca
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince George (Latin: Dioecesis Principis Georgensis) was created as the Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert on January 14, 1944, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert was split. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. It was elevated on July 13, 1967. As of October 2022[update], the bishop is Stephen Jensen.
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