Diocese of Kamloops, Canada 🇨🇦

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Kamloops / Kamloopsen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Vancouver

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Heart of Mary (moveable), Saint John Vianney (August 4)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: March 26 (1946)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1945.12.22: Established as Diocese of Kamloops / Kamloopsen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver and became suffragan of Vancouver)

Contact Info

Address: Bishop’s House, 635-A Tranquille Road, Kamloops, BC V2B 3H5, Canada

Phone: +1 (250) 376-3351

Present Prelates

Bishop (2016.06.01 – ...):

Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen (Nguyễn Thế Phương) (68)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Kamloops (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Phuong Nguyen (Nguyễn Thế Phương) (68)
(2016.06.01 – ...)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada)

State in Domino

Born:	1957.03.25 (Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam)
Ordained Priest:	1992.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.08.25

Priest of Vancouver (Canada) (1992.05.30 – 2016.06.01)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (2016.06.01 – ...)

Bishop David John James Monroe (84)
(2002.01.05 – 2016.06.01)

Bishop emeritus of Kamloops (Canada)

Come and see

Born:	1941.04.14 (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1967.05.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2002.03.12

Priest of Vancouver (Canada) (1967.05.20 – 2002.01.05)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (2002.01.05 – 2016.06.01)

Bishop Lawrence Sabatini, C.S. (95)
(1982.09.30 – 1999.09.02)

Bishop emeritus of Kamloops (Canada)

Dominus sabbati

Born:	1930.05.15 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1957.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.09.21

Titular Bishop of Nasai (1978.07.15 – 1982.09.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver (Canada) (1978.07.15 – 1982.09.30)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (1982.09.30 – 1999.09.02)

Bishop Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. (later Archbishop)
(1974.01.16 – 1982.03.31)

To serve as he served

Born:	1928.12.24 (Killaly, SK, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1957.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1974.03.12
Died:	2023.09.05 (Grayson, SK, Canada † 94)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (1974.01.16 – 1982.03.31)

Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada) (1982.03.31 – 1991.05.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada) (1991.05.25 – 2004.01.10)

Bishop Michael Alphonsus Harrington
(1952.08.27 – 1973.08.01)

Quis ut Deus

Born:	1900.09.15 (Killaloe, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1926.05.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.11.20
Died:	1973.08.01 (Kamloops, BC, Canada † 72)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (1952.08.27 – 1973.08.01)

Bishop Edward Quentin Jennings
(1946.02.22 – 1952.05.14)

Caritas cum fide

Born:	1896.10.04 (Little River, NB, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1925.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.06.11
Died:	1980.10.22 (Thunder Bay, ON, Canada † 84)

Titular Bishop of Sala (1941.03.22 – 1946.02.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver (Canada) (1941.03.22 – 1946.02.22)

Bishop of Kamloops (Canada) (1946.02.22 – 1952.05.14)

Bishop of Fort William (Canada) (1952.05.14 – 1969.09.18)

Titular Bishop of Asidonia (1969.09.18 – 1970.11.23)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kamloops, British Columbia
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Churches by City (63)

Vancouver (↙), Prince George (↑), Nelson (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 120,000 km²

Population: 42,000 Catholics (11.3% of 372,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 60 parishes

Personnel: 21 priests (17 diocesan, 4 religious), 1 deacon, 11 religious (4 brothers, 7 sisters)