Metropolitan see Ottawa, Canada
Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall
Ottavien(sis)-Cornubien(sis)
Latin Church
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.
On the map
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- Established
- 1847
- Catholics
- 472,000
- Priests
- 129
- Territory
- 7,108 km²
Parishes and churches
131 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. MonicaNepeanMass times recorded
- St. PatrickNepeanMass times recorded
- St. Patrick BasilicaOttawaView parish
- St. Paul’s UniversityOttawaView parish
- St. Peter CelestinePakenhamMass times recorded
- St. Peter, CornwallCornwallMass times recorded
- St. Peter, OttawaOttawaMass times recorded
- St. Pius XLong saultMass times recorded
- St. RaphaelSt. RaphaelsView parish
- St. Theresa of the Child JesusOttawaMass times recorded
- Très-Sainte-TrinitéRocklandMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Marcel Damphousse
- Born
- 19 March 1963
- Birthplace
- Saint Joseph
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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.
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.