| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Kamloops | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Kamloopsensis |
| Coat: | File:Diocese_of_Kamloops.jpg |
| Coat Size: | 200px |
| Coat Caption: | Coat of Arms |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Territory: | Central British Columbia |
| Province: | Vancouver |
| Area Km2: | 119,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Catholics: | 51,900[1] |
| Catholics Percent: | 12.9 |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | December 22, 1945 |
| Cathedral: | Sacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops) |
| Patron: | Immaculate Heart of Mary St. John Vianney [2] |
| Bishop: | Joseph Phuong Nguyen Bishop of Kamloops |
| Metro Archbishop: | J. Michael Miller Archbishop of Vancouver |
| Emeritus Bishops: | David Monroe Lawrence Sabatini, C.S., |
| Website: | http://www.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 Joseph Phuong Nguyen.
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.
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.
On August 25, 2020, British Columbia justice David Crossin ordered the office of the Bishop of Kamloops and former priest Erlindo Molon, who was by then 88 years old, to pay $844,140 in damages to Rosemary Anderson, who claimed Molon raped her 75 to 100 times since 1976, when she was 26 years old.[3] During the lawsuit, former Kamloops Bishop Adam Exner, who would eventually be appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, said during witness testimony that he knew Molon “was molesting people,” including Anderson. Exner also stated that Molon was not stripped of his priesthood status until after Anderson told him that Molon raped her and asked her to marry him.