Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Canada

Diocese of Victoria

Dioecesis Victoriensis in Insula Vancouver
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Victoria, BC, Canada
Coat of Arms
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Vancouver
Metropolitan1-4044 Nelthorpe St.
Victoria, BC
V8X 2A1
Statistics
Area95,275 km2 (36,786 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics

96,000 (13.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 24, 1846
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGary Gordon
Metropolitan ArchbishopJ. Michael Miller
Archbishop of Vancouver
Website
rcdvictoria.org

The Diocese of Victoria (Latin: Dioecesis Victoriensis in Insula Vancouver) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its episcopal see is in Victoria. The diocese encompasses all of Vancouver Island and several nearby British Columbia islands. A suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver, the diocese's cathedral is St. Andrew's Cathedral and its present diocesan bishop is Gary Gordon.