The Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins ( la, Dioecesis Timminsensis) (erected 21 September 1908, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming) is a suffragan of the

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. It was elevated as the Diocese of Haileybury on 31 December 1915 and renamed as the Diocese of Timmins on 10 December 1938.

History

The Vicariate Apostolic of Temiskaming was set up bounded on the north by

Hudson Bay Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...

and the

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; on the south by the height of land, or watershed, except in the Temiskaming district, where the southern boundary is 47° N. lat.; on the east by 72° W. long and on the west by 91° W long. It was erected on 22 Sept., 1908, by dividing the Diocese of Pembroke. Father de Bellefeuille, S.S., and Father Dupuy of Montreal, first preached the Gospel here in 1836. Annual visits were made, missions being held at the

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's trading posts. The

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were given charge in 1843. Father Laverlochere was the first of these missionaries. They established a residence at Fort Temiskaming in 1863, but removed to Ville Marie in 1886.

Haileybury, Ontario Temiskaming Shores is a city in the Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was created by the amalgamation (politics), amalgamation of the town of New Liskeard, the town of Haileybury, and the township of Dymond in 2004. The cit ...

was the residence of the first

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, Elie-Anicet Latulipe. He was born at St. Anicet, Province of Quebec, 3 August 1859. Ordained on 30 May 1885, he was successively curate at St. Henri, Montreal, chaplain at the convents of the Good Shepherd, Montreal, and St. Anne's, Lachine, rector of Pembroke Cathedral, and pastor of Haileybury. He was named

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and first Vicar-Apostolic of Temiskaming on 1 October 1908, and consecrated on 30 November 1908. Wikisource:Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Temiskaming

Bishops

Ordinaries

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(1908–1922) * Louis Rhéaume, O.M.I. (1923–1955) *

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(1955–1971) *

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(1971–1990) *

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, O.M.I. (1992–1997), appointed Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec *

Paul Marchand Paul Marchard (April 17, 1937 – July 24, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins, Canada. Marchand was born in Lafontaine, Ontario and grew up in the area near Georgian Bay. He attended Montford Father ...

, S.M.M. (1999 - 2011) *

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(2012.11.10 – ...) (°1949.05.27)

Coadjutor bishop

(1953–1955)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Paul-André Durocher Paul-André Durocher (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Life and career Paul-André Durocher was born in Windsor, Ontario, on May 28, 1954. He was ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins, On ...

, archbishop of Gatineau

Territorial losses

Notes

Bibliography

External links

Diocese of Timmins - ''official site''

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Timmins Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ext ...

Christian organizations established in 1908 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1908 establishments in Ontario