Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson

The Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis ) is a location in Canada Roman Catholic diocese based in Nelson.

History

The Diocese of Nelson was born on February 22, 1936 by Pope Pius XI. Universorum christifidelium built with the Apostolic Constitution of cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Vancouver and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Nelson

  • Martin Michael Johnson, 1936-1954, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Vancouver
  • Thomas Joseph McCarthy, 1955-1958, then Bishop of Saint Catharines
  • Wilfrid Emmett Doyle, 1958-1989
  • Peter Joseph Mallon, 1989-1995, then Archbishop of Regina
  • Eugene Jerome Cooney, 1996-2007
  • John Corriveau, OFM Cap Dennis, since 2007
John Dennis Corriveau Vicar general Friar Nelson (British Columbia) Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Catharines Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina
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