Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops

Diocese of Kamloops Dioecesis Kamloopsensis
File:Sacred Heart Cathedral Kamloops.jpg Sacred Heart Cathedral
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Central British Columbia
Ecclesiastical province	Metropolitan See of Vancouver
Metropolitan	635A Tranquille Road Kamloops, British Columbia, V2B 3H5
Statistics
Area
Population - Catholics	(as of 2006) 51,900 (12.9%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 22, 1945
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops)
Patron saint	Immaculate Heart of Mary (principal) St. John Vianney (secondary)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	David John James Monroe Bishop of Kamloops
Metropolitan Archbishop	John Michael Miller CSB Archbishop of Vancouver
Website
rcdk.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops (Latin: Dioecesis Kamloopsensis) (erected 22 December 1945) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. The Diocese of Kamloops is led by Bishop David John James Monroe.

Diocesan demographics

The Diocese of Kamloops has a Catholic population of 51,900 (2006) served by 14 diocesan priests, 8 religious priests, 1 permanent deacon and 26 religious sisters and brothers in 25 parishes.

Ordinaries

• Bishop Edward Quentin Jennings (1946–1952)
• Bishop Michael Alphonsus Harrington (1952–1973)
• Bishop Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. (1974–1982)
• Bishop Lawrence Sabatini, C.S. (1982–1999) — Bishop Emeritus
• Bishop David John James Monroe (2002–present)

Churches

100 Mile House

• St.Jude's

Armstrong

• St. Joseph's
• St. John's, Falkland

Ashcroft

• St. Gerard's

Barriere

• St. George's
• St. John Baptist, Chu Chua - First Nations

Blue River

• Our Lady of the Snows

Cache Creek

• Immaculate Heart of Mary Shrine and Centre
• Big Bar, Bonaparte, Deadman's Creek - First Nations

Cariboo - First Nation Parishes

• Chilcotin
• Shuswap

Celista (Scotch Creek)

• Angel of Peace

Chase

• Blessed Sacrament

Clearwater

• St. James

Clinton

• St Peter's

Coldstream

• Our Lady of the Valley

Enderby

• St. Ann's
• St. Mary's Reserve - First Nations

Kamloops

• Sacred Heart Cathedral
• Holy Family (Valleyview)
• St. Joseph on the Reserve - First Nations
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help (North Shore)
• St. John Vianney (Westside)
• Our Lady of Lourdes, Heffley Creek

Lillooet

• St. John the Baptist parish
• St. Ann's, Lytton
• Bridge River, Seton Portage - First Nations
• Fountain, Pavilion, Skeetchestn - First Nations

Logan Lake

• St. Michael's

Lumby

• Sacred Heart

Merritt

• Sacred Heart
• Quilchena, Coldwater - First Nations
• Douglas Lake, Shulus - First Nations

Pemberton

• St. Francis of Assisi
• St. Christopher's, Mount Currie - First Nations

Quesnel

• St. Ann's

Salmon Arm

• St. Joseph's

Sicamous

• Our Lady of Fatima

Sorrento

• Our Lady of the Lake

Valemount

• Good Shepherd

Vernon

• St. James
• Our Lady of the Valley, Coldstream
• St. Theresa's, Okanagan Reserve - First Nations
• St. Benedict's, Okanagan Reserve - First Nations

Whistler

• Our Lady of the Mountains

Williams Lake

• Sacred Heart
• Sugar Cane, BC - First Nations
• Soda Creek, BC - First Nations

Education

Catholic high schools

St. Ann's Academy remained a high school until 1970. Unable to keep up with the changing demands of B.C.'s curriculum, it reverted to an elementary school. In 1980, Bishop Adam Exner asked the Congregation of Christian Brothers to open the high school section and in September 1981, St. Ann's Academy became a high school again.

School	City	Est.	Website	Enrollment
St. Ann's Academy (high school re-established 1981)	Kamloops	1910	http://www.stannsacademy.bc.ca/	~600 (co-ed)

Catholic elementary schools

School	City	Est.	Website
Saint Ann's Academy	Kamloops	1910	http://www.stannsacademy.bc.ca/
Our Lady of Perpetual Help	Kamloops	1962	http://www.olphschool.ca/
Saint Ann's	Quesnel		http://www.stannsschool.ca/
Saint James (Elementary & Middle)	Vernon		http://www.stjamesvernon.com/
Sacred Heart	Williams lake		http://www.sacredheartwl.com

Religious institutes

Men

• Congregation of Christian Brothers (CFC)
• Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)

Women

• Congregation of Notre Dame (CND)
• Discalced Carmelites (OCD)
• Missionary Sisters of Christ the King (MCR)
• Sisters of Mission Service (SMS)
• Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (SFIC)

Publications

• Kamloops Wawa, a one-time publication of the diocese
• Diocesan News, bi-monthly newspaper started in 1976 as the Diocesan Update. Name changed to the Diocesan News in 1990.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops official site