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Suffragan diocese Nelson, Canada

Diocese of Nelson

Nelsonen(sis)

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.

On the map

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

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Established
1936
Catholics
75,000
Priests
28
Territory
124,272 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Gregory Bittman

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Mary Immaculate stands in Nelson, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected on 22 February 1936, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson (Latin: Dioecesis Nelsonensis) serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

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