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Diocese of Peterborough

Dioecesis Peterboroughensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Daniel Joseph Miehm, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 11 July 1882
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Kingston
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 25,900 (10,003 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Ontario
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Pet
  • Official Web Site: http://www.peterboroughdiocese.org/
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 350 Hunter St. West, P.O. Box 175, Peterborough, ON K9J 6Y8, Canada
  • Telephone: (705)745-5123
  • Fax: 745-2555

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada
25 January 1874ErectedDiocese of Kingston Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada (erected)
Diocese of Peterborough
11 July 1882Name ChangedDiocese of Kingston (Peterborough, Northumberland, Durham, and Victoria Counties)
Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Canada (Muskoka and Parry Sound Districts)
Diocese of Peterborough
28 December 1889Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Peterborough (from Toronto)
16 September 1904Territory LostDiocese of Peterborough (Districts of Algoma, Baie-du-Tonnerre, and parts of Nipissing and Manitoulin Islands) Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Peterborough
195030,00053659508629030ap1951
196641,417244,27017.0%56561678722732ap1967
197044,178262,00016.9%58462712519033ap1971
197634,700283,37612.2%488566191018533ap1977
198050,200294,00017.1%58563796616635ap1981
199071,181339,00021.0%934977335715140ap1991
199988,680387,89922.9%8769395310712142ap2000
200084,680389,89921.7%861096882111111042ap2001
200185,101391,50121.7%8489292513910143ap2002
200286,101401,12021.5%7898798912109543ap2003
200386,199395,62221.8%82109293612129542ap2004
200499,785396,62225.2%8010901,10811106541ap2005
201361,000442,00013.8%7115867098157740ap2014
201659,642456,96313.1%60137381713137440ap2017
201962,000474,80013.1%53126595310127540ap2020
202176,320433,74017.6%5312651,17413127340ap2022

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


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