Pope Francis merges two Canadian
Dioceses
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The Dioceses of Hearst and Moosonee, both in the province of
Ontario, in Canada, have been merged into a single ecclesiastical
circumscription.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis has provided for the combination of
the dioceses of Hearst and Moosonee, Canada, into a single Diocese,
named Hearst-Moosonee, and belonging to the ecclesiastical province
of Ottawa.
The Pope has appointed Bishop Robert O. Bourgon,
who is currently serving as Bishop of Hearst and Apostolic Administrator of
Moosonee, as Bishop of the new Diocese.
The new Diocese encompasses most of the northernmost part of
the Canadian province of Ontario.
According to the Canadian
Conference of Catholic Bishops, “the former Diocese of Moosonee has 14
parishes and missions, with a Catholic population of 3,830 served by five
priests who are members of institutes of consecrated life. The former Diocese
of Hearst has 18 parishes and missions, with a Catholic population of 20,045
served by 21 diocesan priests, two permanent deacons, and three religious
Sisters.”
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