Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke

Diocese of Pembroke

Dioecesis Pembrokensis

Diocèse de Pembroke
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Pembroke
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceOttawa
Population
- Catholics

65,600 (49.7%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 May 1898
CathedralSt. Columbkille Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Columba
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMichael Brehl CSsR[1]
Vicar GeneralRev. Michael Smith
Website
pembrokediocese.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke (Latin: Dioecesis Pembrokensis) (erected 11 July 1882, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Pembroke on 4 May 1898. The Cathedral of St. Columbkille in Pembroke is the mother church of the Diocese of Pembroke.[2]

Looking left at the exterior of St. Columbkille Cathedral
Interior of St. Columbkille Cathedral from the choir loft
  1. ^ "Rev. Fr. Michael Brehl CSsR appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Pembroke in Canada". cssr.news. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ Casta, Anton R. "St. Columbkille Cathedral (1856)". pembrokediocese.com.