Roman Catholic Diocese of Moosonee explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Moosonee
Country:	Canada
Province:	Keewatin–Le Pas
Population:	34,900
Population As Of:	2016
Catholics:	7,450
Catholics Percent:	21.3
Parishes:	12
Denomination:	Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	3 December 1938
Dissolved:	3 December 2018
Cathedral:	Christ the King Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Moosonee (Latin: Dioecesis Musonitana) was a Roman Catholic diocese that included part of the Province of Ontario.

As of 2016, the diocese contained 12 parishes with no active diocesan priests, 3 religious priests, and 7,450 Catholics. It also had 3 religious brothers.

On 3 December 2018, this Diocese merged with the Diocese of Hearst, to create the new Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee.^[1]

History

• 3 December 1938: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Baie de James from the Diocese of Haileybury and Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ontario.
• 13 July 1967: Elevated as the Diocese of Moosonee.
• 31 May 2007: Lost territory to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amos.
• 3 December 2018: Officially suppressed and its territory united into the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst to create the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the Vicars apostolic and bishops of Moosonee and their terms of service:

• Henri Belleau, OMI (1939–1964)
• Jules Leguerrier, OMI (1964–1992)
• Vincent Cadieux, OMI (1991–2016)
  • From 2007 to 2016, he served as Bishop of Hearst as well, an appointment that joined the two dioceses only through him, in persona episcopi, but did not create a single diocesan administration.^{[2] [3]}
• Robert Bourgon (Apostolic Administrator 2016–2018)

External links

• Diocese of Moosonee page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved 3 December 2018

Notes and References

1. 3 December 2018 . Resignations and Appointments, 03.12.2018 . Holy See Press Office. 3 December 2018.
2. Holy See Press Office . 3 December 2018 . it. 25 July 2007 . Rinunce e nomine, 25.07.2007 .
3. Holy See Press Office . 3 December 2018 . it. 3 December 2018 . Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2018 .