Diocese of Whitehorse Dioecesis Equialbensis | |
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 Coat of Arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | 
Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Grouard–McLennan |
| Population - Catholics | 9,300 (22.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Hector Vila |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R. |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| whitehorsediocese.ca | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse ( Latin: Dioecesis Equialbensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that includes Yukon and the northern portion of British Columbia 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 in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan 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:
- Émile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. (1908-1944, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
- Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1944-1965)
- James Philip Mulvihill (1965-1967 as Vicar Apostolic; 1967–1971)
- Hubert Patrick O'Connor (1971-1986), appointed Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia
- Thomas Joseph Lobsinger (1987-2000)
- Gary Gordon (2006-2014), appointed Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia
- Hector Vila (2015-present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1936-1944), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
References
- Diocese of Whitehorse page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
Hierarchy of the
Catholic Church in Canada | |
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| Province of Edmonton | |
| Province of Gatineau | |
| Province of Grouard–McLennan | |
| Province of Halifax–Yarmouth | |
| Province of Keewatin–Le Pas | |
| Province of Kingston | |
| Province of Moncton | |
| Province of Montreal | |
| Province of Ottawa–Cornwall | |
| Province of Québec | |
| Province of Regina | |
| Province of Rimouski | |
| Province of Saint Boniface | |
| Province of St. John's | |
| Province of Sherbrooke | |
| Province of Toronto | |
| Province of Vancouver | |
| Metropolia of Winnipeg | |
| Exempt from the Holy See |
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| Former jurisdictions | |
| Apostolic Nuncio | |
60°43′11″N 135°03′07″W / 60.7197°N 135.0520°W
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