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Diocese of Whitehorse

Dioecesis Equialbensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Héctor Felipe Vila, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 13 July 1967
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Yukon
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 723,515 (279,457 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: West (Ouest)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Wh
  • Official Web Site: http://www.whitehorsediocese.ca
  • Mailing Address: 5119 5th Ave., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1L5 Canada
  • Telephone: (867)667-2052
  • Fax: 667-4713

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse
14 January 1944ErectedVicariate Apostolic of Grouard (Fort Nelson)
Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert (North)
Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse (erected)
Diocese of Whitehorse
13 July 1967ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse Diocese of Whitehorse

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse
19502,1179,36122.6%1232488251731ap1951
19665,68017,32832.8%12324236271642ap1967
Diocese of Whitehorse
19705,90017,00034.7%2222268272128ap1971
19766,50024,50026.5%212130924132ap1977
19807,43031,51823.6%181841221162ap1981
19907,55937,31820.3%2141647216819ap1991
199914,13544,21332.0%39121,177211726ap2000
200011,28736,39531.0%31013868112724ap2001
200113,43036,50136.8%39121,119110824ap2002
200211,47236,61731.3%3912956110826ap2004
20039,17535,61425.8%4913705110823ap2005
20109,30042,15022.1%56118456419ap2011
20148,20043,25019.0%4481,0254222ap2015
20178,39038,66521.7%7181,0481222ap2018
20208,50043,60019.5%771,214223ap2021

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 Whitehorse
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 36, Page 233, and Page 234
  • Diocese of Whitehorse
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,114, to Page 1,116

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