Diocese of

Timmins

Canada

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Timmins / Timminsen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Ottawa–Cornwall

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Anthony of Padua (June 13)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 14 (1981)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1908.09.21: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Temiskaming / Temiskamingue / de Temiskamingue (Latin) (from Diocese of Pembroke and became suffragan of Ottawa)
1916.01.07: Promoted as Diocese of Haileybury / Haileyburen(sis) (Latin)
1919.04.18: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Northern Ontario
1938.12.03: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Amos and Apostolic Vicariate of Baie de James
1938.12.10: Renamed as Diocese of Timmins / Timminsen(sis) (Latin)
1973.11.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda

Contact Info

Address: 65 avenue Jubilee Est, Timmins, ON P4N 5W4, Canada

Phone: +1 (705) 267-6224

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.11.10 – ...):

Bishop Serge Poitras Patrick (75)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Timmins (Roman Rite)

Bishop Serge Poitras Patrick (75)
(2012.11.10 – ...)

Bishop of Timmins (Canada)

Dominus Jesus Christus

Born:	1949.05.27 (Jonquière, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1973.05.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.12.27

Priest of Chicoutimi (Canada) (1973.05.27 – 2012.11.10)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2003.04.16 – 2009.04.30)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2009.04.30 – 2012.11.10)

Adjunct Undersecretary of Congregation for Bishops (2010.12.29 – 2012.11.10)

Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (2012.11.10 – ...)

Bishop Paul Marchand, S.M.M.
(1999.03.08 – 2011.07.24)

Prædicamus Christum Dei sapientiam

Born:	1937.04.17 (Lafontaine, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1962.03.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1993.08.20
Died:	2011.07.24 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Tamata (1993.05.31 – 1999.03.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa (Canada) (1993.05.31 – 1999.03.08)

Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1999.03.08 – 2011.07.24)

Bishop Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I. (91)
(1992.03.13 – 1997.12.27)

Bishop emeritus of Saint-Jérôme (Canada)

Notre espérance est dans le Dieu vivant

Born:	1933.04.05 (Sault Sainte Marie, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1960.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.06.29

Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1992.03.13 – 1997.12.27)

Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (Canada) (1997.12.27 – 2008.07.03)

Bishop Jacques Landriault
(1971.03.24 – 1990.12.13)

Born:	1921.09.23 (Alfred, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1947.02.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.07.25
Died:	2017.11.06 († 96)

Titular Bishop of Cadi (1962.05.15 – 1964.05.27)

Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario (Canada) (1962.05.15 – 1964.05.27)

Bishop of Hearst (Canada) (1964.05.27 – 1971.03.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Hearst (Canada) (1971.03.24 – 1973.02.08)

Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1971.03.24 – 1990.12.13)

Bishop Maxime Tessier
(1955.05.08 – 1971.03.24)

Born:	1906.10.09 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1930.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.08.02
Died:	1988.08.19 († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa (Canada) (1951.05.28 – 1953)

Titular Bishop of Christopolis (1951.05.28 – 1955.05.08)

Coadjutor Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1953 – 1955.05.08)

Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1955.05.08 – 1971.03.24)

Bishop Louis Rhéaume, O.M.I.
(1938.12.10 – 1955.05.08)

Consummati in unum

Born:	1873.11.21 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1904.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.10.18
Died:	1955.05.08 († 81)

Bishop of Haileybury (Canada) (1923.06.08 – 1938.12.10)

Bishop of Timmins (Canada) (1938.12.10 – 1955.05.08)

Bishops of Haileybury (Roman Rite)

Bishop Louis Rhéaume, O.M.I.
(1923.06.08 – 1938.12.10)

(see above)

Bishop Élie-Anicet Latulipe
(1915.12.31 – 1922.12.14)

Born:	1859.08.03 (Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1885.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1908.11.30
Died:	1922.12.14 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Catenna (1908.10.01 – 1915.12.31)

Vicar Apostolic of Temiskaming (Canada) (1908.10.01 – 1915.12.31)

Bishop of Haileybury (Canada) (1915.12.31 – 1922.12.14)

Vicars Apostolic of Temiskaming (Roman Rite)

Bishop Élie-Anicet Latulipe
(1908.10.01 – 1915.12.31)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Maxime Tessier (1953 – 1955.05.08)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathédrale Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, Timmins, Ontario
Former Cathedral: Église Sainte-Croix, Haileybury, Ontario
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (24)

Sault Sainte Marie (↙), Hearst–Moosonee (↖), Rouyn-Noranda (→), Pembroke (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 26,200 km²

Population: 61,500 Catholics (60.4% of 101,900 total)

Pastoral Centres: 24 parishes

Personnel: 19 priests (13 diocesan, 6 religious), 5 deacons, 13 religious (6 brothers, 7 sisters)

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2025.01.27

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