Suffragan diocese Nelson, Canada
Diocese of Nelson
Nelsonen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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.
- Sacred Heart ParishKimberleyMass times recorded
- Sacred Heart ParishRosslandMass times recorded
- Seton House of Prayer and Retreat CentreCanal FlatsView parish
- Shuswap Native Reserve Mission (Kenpesq't)Shuswap Indian Band (Invermere area)View parish
- St. Ann Mission ChurchHedley (Upper Similkameen Indian Band)View parish
- St. Ann's ParishPentictonMass times recorded
- St. Anne ParishOsoyoosMass times recorded
- St. Anthony MissionCanal FlatsView parish
- St. Anthony MissionNew DenverMass times recorded
- St. Bernard MissionElkfordMass times recorded
- St. Charles Garnier ParishKelownaMass times recorded
- St. Edward ParishWinfield (Lake Country)Mass times recorded
- St. Edward ParishTown not recordedMass times recorded
- St. Eugene's MissionCranbrook (?Aq'am / St. Mary's Band)View parish
- St. Francis of Assisi ParishRevelstokeMass times recorded
- St. Gregory MissionOliver (Inkameep / Osoyoos Indian Band)View parish
- St. John the Baptist MissionFauquierView parish
- St. John Vianney ParishPentictonMass times recorded
- St. Joseph MissionFieldView parish
- St. Joseph MissionJaffrayMass times recorded
- St. Joseph MissionRadium Hot SpringsMass times recorded
- St. Martin MissionEdgewoodView parish
- St. Mary ParishCranbrookView parish
- St. Mary's MissionSlocan CityMass times recorded
- St. Michael ParishSparwoodView parish
- St. Patrick MissionWestbank First Nation (West Kelowna)View parish
- St. Peter ParishPrincetonView parish
- St. Peter's MissionMoyieView parish
- St. Pius X ParishKelownaMass times recorded
- St. Rita ParishCastlegarMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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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