Diocese of Nelson

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Bishop(s) John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop Eugene Jerome Cooney, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 22 February 1936 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Vancouver Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: British Columbia Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 124,272 (48,000 Square Miles) Conference Region: West (Ouest) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Nel Official Web Site: http://www.diocese.nelson.bc.ca/ Mailing Address: 402 West Richards Street, Nelson, B.C. V1L 3K3, Canada Telephone: (250)352-6921 Fax: 352-1737

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Martin Michael Johnson † (18 Jul 1936 Appointed - 27 Nov 1954 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia)
• Thomas Joseph McCarthy † (5 May 1955 Appointed - 9 Nov 1958 Appointed, Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario)
• Wilfrid Emmett Doyle † (9 Nov 1958 Appointed - 6 Nov 1989 Retired)
• Peter Joseph Mallon † (6 Nov 1989 Appointed - 9 Jun 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan)
• Eugene Jerome Cooney (15 Mar 1996 Appointed - 30 Nov 2007 Retired)
• John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (30 Nov 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
22 February 1936	Erected	Archdiocese of Vancouver	Diocese of Nelson (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	17,035	122,067	14.0%	25	18	43	396		19	84	26	ap1951
1966	31,500	165,000	19.1%	37	22	59	533		25	114	35	ap1967
1968	38,031	196,913	19.3%	32	20	52	731		23	82	33	ap1971
1976	36,000	250,000	14.4%	33	13	46	782		14	54	34	ap1977
1980	37,557	215,000	17.5%	31	16	47	799		16	56	36	ap1981
1990	63,800	232,000	27.5%	26	20	46	1,386		20	57	31	ap1991
1999	65,000	335,000	19.4%	26	16	42	1,547		16	27	30	ap2000
2000	65,000	335,000	19.4%	28	11	39	1,666		11	24	31	ap2001
2001	55,000	335,000	16.4%	29	10	39	1,410		10	22	31	ap2002
2002	55,000	335,000	16.4%	32	10	42	1,309		12	18	31	ap2003
2003	65,000	365,000	17.8%	28	7	35	1,857		8	20	31	ap2004
2004	65,000	365,000	17.8%	28	8	36	1,805		8	19	31	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Eugene Jerome Cooney (Bishop: 15 Mar 1996 to 30 Nov 2007)
• John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. (Bishop: 30 Nov 2007 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Wilfrid Emmett Doyle † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1958 to 6 Nov 1989)
• Martin Michael Johnson † (Bishop: 18 Jul 1936 to 27 Nov 1954)
• Peter Joseph Mallon † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1989 to 9 Jun 1995)
• Thomas Joseph McCarthy † (Bishop: 5 May 1955 to 9 Nov 1958)