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Suffragan diocese Kamloops, Canada

Diocese of Kamloops

Kamloopsen(sis)

The Diocese of Kamloops is a Latin Church diocese covering central British Columbia, erected on 22 December 1945 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Joseph Phuong Nguyen has served as bishop since 2016.

On the map

Esri
Kamloops, Canada, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1945
Catholics
51,900
Priests
21
Territory
119,000 km²

Parishes and churches

49 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Joseph Phuong Nguyen
Born
25 March 1957
Birthplace
Ha-Lan

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The cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral stands in Kamloops, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Erected on 22 December 1945, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops (Latin: Dioecesis Kamloopsensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, led by Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen.

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