Parishes 131 Province Ontario | Ecclesiastical province Ontario Deaneries 7 Area 21,349 km² Phone +1 519-433-0658 | |
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Population- Total- Catholics 1,944,182444,310 (22.8%) Address 1070 Waterloo St, London, ON N6A 3Y2, Canada Similar St Peter's Cathedral Basilica, St Michael's Parish, Christ the King University, St Mary Parish, Holy Family Parish Profiles | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of London (Latin: Dioecesis Londonensis) is a Canadian suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto in Ontario.
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History
The diocese was created out of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toronto (now a Metropolitan Archdiocese), along with the Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario, by Pope Pius IX on February 21, 1856. Pierre-Adolphe Pinsonnault was named the first Bishop of London on May 18 of that year. In 1859, Bishop Pinsoneault moved the seat of the diocese to Sandwich, on the Detroit River; the diocese was transferred back to London in November 1869, under Bishop John Walsh.
The present Cathedral of the Diocese, St. Peter's, was built in a French Gothic Revival style from 1880 to 1885. It was raised to the status of a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in December, 1961.
The Diocese covers the counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth, Huron, Lambton, Kent and Essex.
The Diocese also runs St. Peter's Seminary, which is now affiliated with the University of Western Ontario.