Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall
Ottavien(sis)-Cornubien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Ottawa, Canada
The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese formed in 2020 by the amalgamation of the Archdiocese of Ottawa (founded 1847 as Bytown, elevated 1886) and the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall. Its suffragan sees are Hearst-Moosonee, Pembroke, and Timmins.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 6 May 2020
- Latin
- Ottavien(sis)-Cornubien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Joseph
- Annuario code
- 001002489
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 472,000
- Population
- 981,800
- Catholic share
- 48.1%
- Priests
- 129
- Catholics per priest
- 3,659
- Extent
- 7,108 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 66
of the people living within its bounds
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
- Archbishop
- Marcel Damphousse
- Born
- 19 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Saint Joseph
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
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica stands in Ottawa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is St. Finnan's Cathedral, Alexandria.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Ottawa-Cornwall
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Hearst–MoosoneeHearst
- Diocese of PembrokePembroke
- Diocese of TimminsTimmins
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In the Province of Ontario, the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall (Latin: Archidioecesis Ottaviensis-Cornubiensis, French: L'Archidiocèse d'Ottawa-Cornwall) serves as the metropolitan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Ottawa-Cornwall, which takes in the suffragan dioceses of Hearst-Moosonee, Pembroke, and Timmins. Figures from 2023 record 129 parishes, 129 diocesan priests, 103 religious priests, and 472,000 Catholics, together with 379 women religious, 110 religious brothers, and 100 permanent deacons.
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].