The Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse ( la, Dioecesis Equialbensis) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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History
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of the
Catholic Church
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that includes
Yukon
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and the northern portion of
British Columbia
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north of latitude 57 degrees.
As of 2003, the diocese contains 23 parishes, 4 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 9,000 Catholics. It also has 8 women religious, 10 religious brothers, and 1 permanent deacon. The Diocese of Whitehorse is a
suffragan diocese
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of the
metropolitan
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Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan.
Bishops
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the vicars apostolic and bishops of Whitehorse, and their terms of service:
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Émile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. (1908-1944, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
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Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1944-1965)
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James Philip Mulvihill (1965-1967 as Vicar Apostolic; 1967–1971)
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Hubert Patrick O'Connor
Hubert Patrick O'Connor (17 February 1928 — 24 July 2007) was a Canadian Catholic bishop from Huntingdon, Quebec who was famously forced to resign from the church following charges of multiple sex crimes stemming from his time as principal at the ...
(1971-1986), appointed Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia
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Thomas Joseph Lobsinger (1987-2000)
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Gary Gordon
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(2006-2014), appointed Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia
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Hector Vila (2015-present)
Coadjutor bishop
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Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1936-1944), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
References
Diocese of Whitehorse page at catholichierarchy.orgretrieved July 14, 2006
Whitehorse
Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's Downtown Whitehorse, downtown ...
Christianity in Yukon
Catholic Church in Yukon
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