Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Canada information
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Diocese of Victoria
Dioecesis Victoriensis in Insula Vancouver
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Victoria, BC, Canada
Coat of Arms
Location
Country
Canada
Ecclesiastical province
Archdiocese of Vancouver
Metropolitan
1-4044 Nelthorpe St. Victoria, BC V8X 2A1
Statistics
Area
95,275 km2 (36,786 sq mi)
Population - Catholics
96,000 (13.6%)
Information
Denomination
Catholic Church
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
July 24, 1846
Cathedral
St Andrew's Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Gary Gordon
Metropolitan Archbishop
J. Michael Miller Archbishop of Vancouver
Website
rcdvictoria.org
The Diocese of Victoria (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Insula Vancouver) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its episcopal see is in Victoria. The diocese encompasses all of Vancouver Island and several nearby British Columbia islands. A suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver, the diocese's cathedral is St. Andrew's Cathedral and its present diocesan bishop is Gary Gordon.
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