Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops

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Denomination Roman Catholic Area 119,000 km² Cathedral Sacred Heart Cathedral Province British Columbia		Rite Roman Rite Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen Phone +1 250-376-3351 Country Canada

Territory Central British Columbia Ecclesiastical province Metropolitan See of Vancouver Metropolitan 635A Tranquille RoadKamloops, British Columbia,V2B 3H5 Population- Catholics (as of 2006)51,900 (12.9%) Address 635 A Tranquille Rd, Kamloops, BC V2B 3H5, Canada

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops (Latin: Dioecesis Kamloopsensis) (erected 22 December 1945) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. The Diocese of Kamloops is led by Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen.

Diocesan demographics

The Diocese of Kamloops has a Catholic population of 51,900 (2006) served by 14 diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, 1 permanent deacon and 26 religious sisters and brothers in 25 parishes.

Ordinaries

Bishop Edward Quentin Jennings (1946–1952)

Bishop Michael Alphonsus Harrington (1952–1973)

Bishop Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. (1974–1982)

Bishop Lawrence Sabatini, C.S. (1982–1999) — Bishop Emeritus

Bishop David John James Monroe (2002–2016)

Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen (2016–present)

Catholic high schools

St. Ann's Academy remained a high school until 1970. Unable to keep up with the changing demands of B.C.'s curriculum, it reverted to an elementary school. In 1980, Bishop Adam Exner asked the Congregation of Christian Brothers to open the high school section and in September 1981, St. Ann's Academy became a high school again.