Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse (Latin: Dioecesis Equialbensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes Yukon and the northern portion of British Columbia north of latitude 57 degrees.

Diocese of Whitehorse Dioecesis Equialbensis
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Grouard–McLennan
Population - Catholics	9,300 (22.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Cathedral	Sacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Hector Vila
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R.
Map
Website
http://www.whitehorsediocese.ca/

As of 2003, the diocese contains 23 parishes, 4 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 9,000 Catholics. It also has 8 Women Religious, 10 Religious Brothers, and 1 permanent deacon.

Bishops

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the vicars apostolic and bishops of Whitehorse, and their terms of service:

• Émile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. (1908-1944, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia
• Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1944-1965)
• James Philip Mulvihill (1965-1967 as Vicar Apostolic; 1967-1971)
• Hubert Patrick O'Connor (1971-1986), appointed Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia
• Thomas Joseph Lobsinger (1987-2000)
• Gary Gordon (2006-2014), appointed Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia
• Hector Vila (2015-present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. (1936-1944), as Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

References

• Diocese of Whitehorse page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006