Diocese of Nelson
Nelsonen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Nelson, Canada
The Diocese of Nelson is a Latin Church diocese covering the Kootenay and Okanagan regions of southeastern British Columbia, erected in 1936. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, with its cathedral in Nelson and diocesan offices in Kelowna.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 February 1936
- Latin
- Nelsonen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002373
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 75,000
- Priests
- 28
- Catholics per priest
- 2,679
- Extent
- 124,272 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.6
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Gregory Bittman
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate stands in Nelson, 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.
The province of Vancouver
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Vancouver.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of KamloopsKamloops
- Diocese of Prince GeorgePrince George
- Archdiocese of VancouverVancouver
- Diocese of VictoriaVictoria
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 22 February 1936, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis) serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].