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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario
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This article is about the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, in Ontario, Canada. For other locations, see Diocese of Hamilton (disambiguation).
The Diocese of Hamilton (Latin: Dioecesis Hamiltonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese in Toronto.
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Diocese of Hamilton Dioecesis Hamiltonensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Metropolitan | Toronto |
Coordinates | 43°15′49″N 79°53′25″W |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,824 km2 (6,496 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics | 620,518 (32.4%) |
Parishes | 124 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 29, 1856 |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King |
Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary in the mystery of the Annunciation |
Secular priests | 228 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | David Douglas Crosby |
Auxiliary Bishops | Bishop Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger |
Vicar General | Murray J. Kroetsch |
Bishops emeritus | Anthony F. Tonnos |
Website | |
hamiltondiocese.com |
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The cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, dedicated to Christ the King in 1933, in Hamilton, Ontario. There is a former cathedral, St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, also in Hamilton and a minor basilica, Our Lady Immaculate, in Guelph, Ontario.