The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops ( la, Dioecesis Kamloopsensis) (erected 22 December 1945) is a suffragan of the

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. The Diocese of Kamloops is led by Bishop

Joseph Phuong Nguyen Joseph Phuong Nguyen (born March 25, 1957) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. On June 1, 2016, Nguyen became the Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Kamloops. Prior to his appointment, Nguyen held the post of Vicar General for the A ...

Diocesan demographics

The Diocese of Kamloops has a Catholic population of 51,900 (2006) served by 14 diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, 1 permanent deacon and 26 religious sisters and brothers in 25 parishes.

Ordinaries

* Edward Quentin Jennings (1946–1952), appointed Bishop of Fort William, Ontario * Michael Alphonsus Harrington (1952–1973) * Adam Exner (1974–1982), appointed Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba *

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, C.S. (1982–1999) – Bishop Emeritus *

David Monroe David John James Monroe (born April 14, 1941) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of Kamloops on March 12, 2002, and served in that post until 2016. He was succeeded by Bishop Joseph Phuong ...

(2002–2016) – Bishop Emeritus *

(2016–present)

Education

Catholic high schools

St. Ann's Academy remained a high school until 1970. Unable to keep up with the changing demands of B.C.'s curriculum, it reverted to an elementary school. In 1980, Bishop Adam Exner asked the

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to open the high school section and in September 1981, St. Ann's Academy became a high school again.

Religious institutes

Men

(CFC) *

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest born in Aix-en-Provence in the south of France on August 1, ...

(OMI)

Women

Congregation of Notre Dame The Congrégation de Notre Dame (CND) is a religious community for women founded in 1658 in Ville Marie (Montreal), in the colony of New France, now part of Canada. It was established by Marguerite Bourgeoys, who was recruited in France to creat ...

(CND) *

Discalced Carmelites The Discalced Carmelites, known officially as the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel ( la, Ordo Fratrum Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Beatae Mariae Virginis de Monte Carmelo) or the Order of Discalced Carme ...

(OCD) * Missionary Sisters of Christ the King (MCR) * Sisters of Mission Service (SMS) * Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (SFIC)

Sex abuse lawsuit

On August 25, 2020, British Columbia justice David Crossin ordered the office of the Bishop of Kamloops and former priest Erlindo Molon, who was by then 88 years old, to pay $844,140 in damages to Rosemary Anderson, who claimed Molon raped her 75 to 100 times since 1976, when she was 26 years old. During the lawsuit, former Kamloops Bishop Adam Exner, who would eventually be appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, said during witness testimony that he knew Molon “was molesting people,” including Anderson. Exner also stated that Molon was not stripped of his priesthood status until after Anderson told him that Molon raped her and asked her to marry him.

Publications

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Kamloops Wawa The ''Kamloops Wawa'' ( Chinook Jargon: 𛰅𛱁𛰙‌𛰆𛱛𛰂𛰜 𛱜‌𛱜, "Talk of Kamloops") was a newspaper published by Father Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune, superior of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops in British Colu ...

'', a one-time publication of the diocese *'' Diocesan News'', bi-monthly newspaper started in 1976 as the ''Diocesan Update''. Name changed to the ''Diocesan News'' in 1990.

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops
''official site'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese Of Kamloops Kamloops Christian organizations established in 1945 Kamloops History of British Columbia Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century