The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario (ACBO) (''Assemblée des évêques catholiques de l'Ontario'' in
French
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) is the association of Catholic bishops in the Province of
Ontario
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. It is involved in providing information about the moral positions of the
Catholic Church
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in all aspects of public life. It works alongside the
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on a regional level, while other bishops' assemblies do similar work in other parts of Canada.
Members
The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario includes the bishops of 12 dioceses and 4 eparchies as well as the bishop of the
Military Ordinariate of Canada, who is a member of all four regional episcopal assemblies in Canada.
In 2021 its president is
Ronald Peter Fabbro
Ronald Peter Fabbro, (born 6 November 1950) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario, and was educated at St. Charles College and Queen's University.
Fabbro was the principal consecrator of B ...
, bishop of
London
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.
The ACBO includes the bishops of the following Catholic jurisdictions:
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Diocese of Hamilton
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Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee
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Archdiocese of Kingston
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Diocese of London
The Diocese of London forms part of the Church of England's Province of Canterbury in England.
It lies directly north of the Thames. For centuries the diocese covered a vast tract and bordered the dioceses of Norwich and Lincoln to the north ...
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Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall
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Diocese of Pembroke
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke ( la, 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 Cathed ...
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Diocese of Sault Ste Marie
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Diocese of Peterborough
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Diocese of Saint Catharines
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Diocese of Thunder Bay
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Thunder Bay ( la, Dioecesis Sinus Tonitralis) is a Latin suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada.
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Patrick's Cathedra ...
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Diocese of Timmins
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Archdiocese of Toronto
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Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto
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Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga is an eparchy for all Syro-Malabar Catholics in Canada.
It comprises 53 parishes which includes both churches and missions, with churches or missions in most provinces of Canada. It is currently the ...
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Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto
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Military Ordinariate of Canada
References
External links
Official websiteCanadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Catholic Church in Ontario
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