Military Ordinariate of

Military Ordinariate of Canada

Canada

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Military Ordinariate

Name: Military Ordinariate of Canada / Canada

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

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History

1951.02.17: Established as Military Vicariate of Canada
1986.07.21: Promoted as Military Ordinariate of Military Ordinariate of Canada / Canada

Contact Info

Address: Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa), Uplands Site - Building 469, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2, Canada

Phone: +1 (613) 990-7824

Present Prelates

Military Ordinary (2016.04.08 – ...):

Bishop Scott McCaig, C.C. (60)

Monsignors (2)

Ordinaries

Military Ordinaries of Military Ordinariate of Canada (Roman Rite)

Bishop Scott McCaig, C.C. (60)
(2016.04.08 – ...)

Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada)

Evangelii gaudium

Born:	1965.12.12 (Duncan, BC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1995.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.31

General Superior of Companions of the Cross (2006 – 2016.04.08)

Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada) (2016.04.08 – ...)

Bishop Donald Joseph Thériault (80)
(1998.03.25 – 2016.04.08)

Military Ordinary emeritus of Canada (Canada)

Justitia et pax

Born:	1946.01.18 (Paquetville, NB, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1971.05.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.06.01

Priest of London (Canada) (1971.05.08 – 1998.03.25)

Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada) (1998.03.25 – 2016.04.08)

Bishop André Vallée, P.M.E.
(1987.10.28 – 1996.08.19)

Gaudium et spes

Born:	1930.07.31 (Sainte-Anne-de-Pérade, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1956.06.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.01.28
Died:	2015.02.28 († 84)

Superior General of Society of Foreign Missions (1973.07.05 – 1979.06.05)

General Secretary of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1979 – 1985)

Titular Bishop of Sufasar (1987.10.28 – 1996.08.19)

Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada) (1987.10.28 – 1996.08.19)

Bishop of Hearst (Canada) (1996.08.19 – 2005.11.03)

Archbishop Francis John Spence
(1986.07.21 – 1987.10.28)

In caritate servire

Born:	1926.06.03 (Perth, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1950.04.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.06.15
Died:	2011.07.27 (Kingston, ON, Canada † 85)

Priest of Kingston (Canada) (1950.04.16 – 1967.04.01)

Titular Bishop of Nova (1967.04.01 – 1970.08.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of Canada (Canada) (1967.04.01 – 1970.08.17)

Bishop of Charlottetown (Canada) (1970.08.17 – 1982.03.14)

Military Vicar of Canada (Canada) (1982.03.14 – 1986.07.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Canada) (1982.04.24 – 2002.04.27)

Military Ordinary of Canada (Canada) (1986.07.21 – 1987.10.28)

President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1995 – 1997)

Military Vicars of Canada (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Francis John Spence
(1982.03.14 – 1986.07.21)

(see above)

Cardinal Maurice Roy
(1946.06.08 – 1982.03.12)

Born:	1905.01.25 (Québec, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1927.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.05.01
Created Cardinal:	1965.02.22
Died:	1985.10.24 (Québec, QC, Canada † 80)

Priest of Québec (Canada) (1927.06.12 – 1946.02.22)

Bishop of Trois-Rivières (Canada) (1946.02.22 – 1947.06.02)

Military Vicar of Canada (Canada) (1946.06.08 – 1982.03.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Québec (Canada) (1947.06.02 – 1981.03.20)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi (1965.02.25 – 1985.10.24)

President of Pontifical Council for the Laity (1967.01.06 – 1976.12.10)

President of Pontifical Commission of Justice and Peace (1967.01.06 – 1976.12.10)

President of Committee for the Family (1973.01.11 – 1976.12.10)

Bishop Charles-Léo Nelligan
(1939.09.20 – 1945.05.19)

Impendam superimpendar

Born:	1894.08.20 (Tignish, PE, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1925.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.10.28
Died:	1974.03.31 († 79)

Priest of Edmonton (Canada) (1925.06.07 – 1937.08.16)

Bishop of Pembroke (Canada) (1937.08.16 – 1945.05.19)

Military Vicar of Canada (Canada) (1939.09.20 – 1945.05.19)

Titular Bishop of Phœnice (1945.05.19 – 1970.11.16)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate: Bishop Francis John Spence (later Archbishop) (1967.04.01 – 1970.08.17)
Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate: Bishop Norman Joseph Gallagher (1963.06.25 – 1967.10.28)

Churches by City (23)

Statistics (2013.12.31)

Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes

Personnel: 37 priests (36 diocesan, 1 religious), 7 deacons, 1 religious (1 brother)

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.07.14

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