The Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough (Latin: Dioecesis Peterboroughensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston, Ontario that includes part of the federal Province of Ontario in inland Canada.
Its episcopal see is the Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains in Peterborough, Ontario. On March 10, 2017, the Pope named former Hamilton Auxiliary Bishop Daniel J. Miehm as the new Bishop of Peterborough.
Established on 25 January 1874 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Canada, on territory split off from the Diocese of Kingston in Ontario.
Promoted on July 11, 1882 by Pope Leo XIII as Diocese of Peterborough, having gained the western part of the Diocese of Kingston. It extended from the shores of Lake Ontario north to Georgian Bay and from the shores of Lake Superior to the border of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface, in Manitoba. The diocese had a Catholic population of about 30,000 and Jean Francois Jamot, the first Bishop, took residence here.
Lost territory on 1904.09.16 to establish the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie (Ontario).
Statistics and extent
As per 2014, it pastorally served 61,700 Catholics (13.8% of 447,000 total) on 25,900 km² in 40 parishes and a mission with 69 priests (56 diocesan, 13 religious), 8 deacons, 92 lay religious (13 brothers, 79 sisters) and 3 seminarians.
As of 2006, the diocese contained 88,741 Catholics in 43 parishes, 104 priests, 9 religious priests, 101 Women Religious and 12 deacons.
The present geographical area of the Diocese of Peterborough includes the districts of Muskoka and Parry Sound, the counties of Peterborough, Northumberland and Victoria, that portion of the Regional District of Durham which formally was the County of Durham and five south western townships of the County of Haliburton.
(all Roman Rite)
Apostolic Vicar of Northern Canada
Jean-François Jamot(born France) (3 February 1874 - 11 July 1882 see below), Titular Bishop of Sarepta (1874.02.03 – 1882.07.11)
Suffragan Bishops of Peterborough
Jean-François Jamot (see above 11 July 1882 - death 4 May 1886)
Thomas Joseph Dowling (14 December 1886 - 11 January 1889); next Bishop of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) (1889.01.11 – death 1924.08.06)
Richard Alphonsus O’Connor (born Ireland) (11 January 1889 - death 23 January 1913)
Richard Michael Joseph O'Brien (20 June 1913 - 17 May 1929), next Titular Archbishop of Amorium (1929.05.17 – 1938.02.23) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston (1929.05.17 – 1938.02.23), succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Ontario, Canada) (1938.02.23 – death 1943.08.30)
Dennis P. O'Connor (30 January 1930 - death 30 August 1942)
John Roderick MacDonald (5 June 1943 - 14 April 1945), next Titular Bishop of Ancusa (1945.04.14 – 1950.04.13) as Coadjutor Bishop of Antigonish (Canada) (1945.04.14 – 1950.04.13), succeeding as Bishop of Antigonish (1950.04.13 – death 1959.12.18)
Joseph Gerald Berry (7 April 1945 - 28 November 1953), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada) (1953.11.28 – 1967.05.12) and President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1960 – 1964)
Benjamin Ibberson Webster (born England) (24 April 1954 - retired 12 March 1968), previously Titular Bishop of Paphus (1946.09.24 – 1954.04.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) (1946.09.24 – 1954.04.24); emeritate as Titular Bishop of Tigamibena (1968.03.12 – death 1981.01.18)
Francis Anthony Marrocco (10 June 1968 - death 18 July 1975), previously Titular Bishop of Limnæ (in Pisidia) (1955.12.01 – 1968.06.10) as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) (1955.12.01 – 1968.06.10)
James Leonard Doyle (24 May 1976 - retired 28 December 2002), died 2004
Nicola De Angelis (born Italy) (28 December 2002 - retired April 2014), previously Titular Bishop of Remesiana (1992.04.27 – 2002.12.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) (1992.04.27 – 2002.12.28)
William Terrence McGrattan (April 2014 - 4 January 2017), previously Titular Bishop of Furnos minor (2009.11.06 – 2014.04.08) as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) (2009.11.06 – 2014.04.08); next Bishop of Calgary (BC, Canada) (4 January 2017 – ...).
Daniel J. Miehm (10 March 2017 - ...), previously Titular Bishop of Gor (20 February 2013 - 10 March 2017) as Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) (20 February 2013 - 10 March 2017).
