Territory St. Lawrence Valley Denomination Roman Catholic Cathedral Alexandria Phone +1 613-933-1138 Patron saint Finan of Lindisfarne | Population
- Catholics 56,600 (62.2%) Rite Roman Rite Province Ontario Country Canada | |
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Kingston Metropolitan Alexandria and Cornwall, Ontario Address 220 Montreal Rd, Cornwall, ON K6H 1B4, Canada Similar St Peter's Parish, Blessed Sacrament Parish, St Francis De Sales Parish, Trinity Anglican Church, St John's Presbyter Church | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria–Cornwall (Latin: Dioecesis Alexandrinus–Cornubiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that comprises the easternmost part of the Province of Ontario. The diocese was created by Pope Leo XIII on January 23, 1890. It has also previously operated under the name the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario. It is currently led by Bishop Marcel Damphousse, originally from Saint Boniface, Manitoba.
As of 2004, the diocese contains 32 parishes, 36 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 56,000 Catholics. It also has 32 Women Religious, 13 Religious Brothers, and 16 permanent deacons.
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Alexandria-Cornwall, and their terms of service:
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA