Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall

The Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall (Latin: Archidioecesis Ottaviensis–Cornubiensis, French: L'Archidiocèse d'Ottawa-Cornwall) is a Catholic archdiocese in the Province of Ontario. It is the metropolitan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Ottawa–Cornwall which includes the suffragan dioceses of Hearst–Moosonee, Pembroke, and Timmins. As of 2023, the archdiocese had 129 parishes, 129 diocesan priests, 103 religious priests, and 472,000 Catholics. It also had 379 women religious, 110 religious brothers, and 100 permanent deacons.

Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall

Archidioecesis Ottaviensis–Cornubiensis

Archidiocèse d'Ottawa-Cornwall
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa
Logo of the Diocese
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceOttawa–Cornwall
Headquarters1209 Michael St N, Ottawa, ON K1J 7T2
Coordinates45°25′21″N 75°37′55″W / 45.4225°N 75.6320°W / 45.4225; -75.6320
Statistics
Area7,108 km2 (2,744 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2023)
981,800
472,000 (47.9%)
Parishes129
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 8, 1886
CathedralNotre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
Patron saintSt. Joseph
Secular priests232
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopMarcel Damphousse
SuffragansHearst–Moosonee, Pembroke, Timmins
Auxiliary BishopsYvan Mathieu, S.M.
Vicar GeneralLeo Villeneuve
Kevin Maloney
Bishops emeritusTerrence Prendergast, S.J.
Website
ottawacornwall.ca

History

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The Diocese of Bytown was erected on 25 June 1847. Its name was changed to the Diocese of Ottawa on 14 June 1860. It was elevated to archdiocese status on 8 June 1886. On 6 May 2020, Pope Francis amalgamated the Archdiocese of Ottawa and the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall to create the Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall.[1]

Territory

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The Archdiocese includes the City of Ottawa, the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, the eastern portion of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, as well as a small portion of Lanark County consisting of only two parishes.[2]

Leadership

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Bishops and archbishops of Ottawa
Archbishops of Ottawa-Cornwall

Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Statistics

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Year Population Priests Permanent Deacons Religious Parishes
Catholics Total Population % Total Priests Diocesan Priests Religious priests Catholics per Priest Male Religious Female Religious
Archdiocese of Ottawa
1950 241,000 380,000 63.4 689 273 416 349 1,118 1,942 132
1966 210,455 360,000 58.5 560 204 356 375 495 1,630 105
1970 199,985 249,530 80.1 666 196 470 300 680 1,634 98
1976 261,545 516,945 50.6 443 172 271 590 1 409 1,375 100
1980 285,900 575,000 49.7 420 166 254 680 9 393 1,252 100
1990 350,000 677,000 51.7 371 149 222 943 13 326 1,047 112
1999 402,305 805,610 49.9 341 162 179 1,179 40 233 886 113
2000 402,305 805,610 49.9 334 167 167 1,204 49 215 871 113
2001 402,305 805,610 49.9 347 172 175 1,159 47 217 859 113
2002 402,305 812,305 49.5 264 162 102 1,523 50 149 830 113
2003 402,305 812,305 49.5 272 170 102 1,479 51 142 848 113
2004 392,635 812,305 48.3 279 177 102 1,407 60 147 848 111
2013 428,000 892,000 48.0 282 115 167 1,517 86 183 582 107
2016 441,798 922,014 47.9 283 116 167 1,561 86 180 495 107
2019 458,200 956,200 47.9 219 116 103 2,092 91 115 445 107
Diocese of Alexandria in Ontario
1950 42,300 63,500 66.6 50 43 7 846 36 212 29
1959 48,000 69,100 69.5 61 46 15 786 70 240 33
1965 ? 77,081 ? 75 54 21 ? 35 252 32
1970 55,000 78,200 70.3 62 51 11 887 17 220 30
Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall
1976 51,989 78,731 66.0 56 47 9 928 20 156 31
1980 45,829 81,541 56.2 46 38 8 996 1 18 131 34
1990 56,500 88,000 64.2 48 42 6 1,177 10 16 94 34
1999 56,050 87,388 64.1 36 36 1,556 16 4 65 34
2000 56,050 87,388 64.1 45 35 10 1,245 18 10 66 34
2001 56,050 87,388 64.1 43 34 9 1,303 18 17 61 34
2002 56,050 87,388 64.1 49 39 10 1,143 16 14 55 34
2003 56,050 87,388 64.1 46 37 9 1,218 16 13 55 34
2004 56,050 87,383 64.1 45 36 9 1,245 16 13 32 32
2006 55,675 87,500 63.6 47 40 7 1,184 17 11 24 31
2012 56,600 91,000 62.2 44 32 12 1,286 9 26 22 27
2015 57,400 100,800 56.9 37 34 3 1,551 18 3 20 28
2018 64,780 104,200 62.2 29 27 2 2,233 16 2 20 26
Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall
2021 465,000 967,260 48.1 250 144 106 1,860 108 113 425 128
2023 472,000 981,800 48.1 232 129 103 2,034 100 110 379 129

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Resignations and Appointments, 06.05.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Find my parish". Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall. Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.05.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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