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Diocese of Thunder Bay

Dioecesis Sinus Tonitralis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 26 February 1970
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toronto
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 220,000 (84,975 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Ontario
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: TB
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dotb.ca
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 1222 Reaume Street, P.O. Box 10400, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6T8, Canada
  • Telephone: (807)343-9313
  • Fax: 343-9114

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Fort William
29 April 1952ErectedDiocese of Sault Sainte Marie
Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface (Ontano)
Diocese of Fort William (erected)
Diocese of Thunder Bay
26 February 1970Name ChangedDiocese of Fort William Diocese of Thunder Bay
18 March 2017Territory AddedDiocese of Sault Sainte Marie (St. Mary of Ormensi (Pie Mobert and Manitouwadge)) Diocese of Thunder Bay
15 July 2021Territory AddedArchdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas (Saint Bernadette in Sandy Lake, Ontario) Diocese of Thunder Bay

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Fort William
196652,000200,00026.0%2841697534413334ap1967
Diocese of Thunder Bay
197054,780200,00027.4%2945747404914139ap1971
197655,000200,00027.5%2538638731448538ap1977
198063,100217,70029.0%254267941486841ap1981
199072,800222,50032.7%2933621,17412354141ap1991
199971,000240,00029.6%3116471,51019184942ap2000
200071,000240,00029.6%3014441,61332163242ap2001
200171,000240,00029.6%3115461,54331172842ap2002
200271,000240,00029.6%3013431,65132131942ap2003
200371,000240,00029.6%3214461,54329142142ap2004
200473,780240,00030.7%3314471,56929142042ap2005
201077,800251,00031.0%2613391,99435131243ap2011
201481,400262,60031.0%379461,769369743ap2015
201783,620272,61030.7%306362,322336845ap2018
202086,900283,30030.7%30302,89632346ap2021
202289,000290,14230.7%28283,1783149ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Fort William
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 708, to Page 710
  • Diocese of Thunder Bay
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 62, Page 178
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 109, Page 676

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