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Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville

Dioecesis Labradorpolitana-Scheffervillensis

Suppressed

To: Diocese of Amos and Diocese of Baie-Comeau and Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador



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Historical Details


Past Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador
13 July 1945ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Baie d’Hudson {Hudson Bay}
Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent
Diocese of Harbour Grace
Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador (erected)
9 February 1946Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Golfe St-Laurent (from Québec)
Diocese of Gaspé (from Québec)
Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador (from Québec)
27 February 1960Territory AddedDiocese of Golfe St-Laurent (Wabush region) Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador
Diocese of Labrador-Schefferville
13 July 1967ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Labrador Diocese of Labrador-Schefferville (Name Changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)
Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville
27 April 1987Name ChangedDiocese of Labrador-Schefferville Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville
31 May 2007SuppressedDiocese of Labrador City-Schefferville (suppressed) Diocese of Amos (Nunavik Territory)
Diocese of Baie-Comeau (La Basse Côte-Nord Territory)
Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador (Labrador Territory)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador
19482,14010,30020.8%1010214184ap1951
196610,70035,00030.6%2727396382518ap1967
Diocese of Labrador-Schefferville
197019,08140,00047.7%126277063628ap1971
197621,45946,82945.8%20201,0723347ap1977
198017,87551,30434.8%121228123144ap1981
Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville
199014,26447,94029.8%210121,188153925ap1991
199913,14645,73928.7%19101,3141111725ap2000
200014,33046,36530.9%12121,194132125ap2001
200114,04046,36530.3%113141,0021142125ap2002
200214,04046,36530.3%112131,0801142116ap2003
200314,12445,61331.0%111121,177132324ap2004
200414,54243,92433.1%212141,0381142324ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Labrador
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 333, to Page 335
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 38, Page 343, to Page 345
  • Diocese of Labrador-Schefferville
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,114, to Page 1,116
  • Diocese of Labrador City-Schefferville
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 604, and Page 605

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