Diocese of Pembroke Dioecesis Pembrokensis Diocèse de Pembroke | |
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![]() Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Pembroke | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Ottawa |
Population - Catholics | 65,600 (49.7%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 May 1898 |
Cathedral | St. Columbkille Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Columba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Michael Brehl CSsR[1] |
Vicar General | Rev. Michael Smith |
Website | |
pembrokediocese.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke (Latin: Dioecesis Pembrokensis) (erected 11 July 1882, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Pembroke on 4 May 1898. The Cathedral of St. Columbkille in Pembroke is the mother church of the Diocese of Pembroke.[2]