Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee Dioecesis Hearstensis et Musonitana | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ontario |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,108,830 km2 (428,120 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 December 1938 |
| Cathedral | Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 20 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. |
| Bishops emeritus | Vincent Cadieux,OMI Robert Bourgon |
TheDiocese of Hearst–Moosonee (Latin:Dioecesis Hearstensis) is aLatin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of theCatholic Church inOntario. The diocese was erected on 3 December 2018 through the unification of theDiocese of Hearst and theDiocese of Moosonee.[1] The Diocese of Hearst evolved from thePrefecture Apostolic of Northern Ontario erected on 18 April 1919. The Diocese of Hearst–Moonosee is asuffragan diocese in theecclesiastical province of themetropolitanArchdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
The territory that would form the diocese was elevated to anapostolic vicariate on 17 November 1920.
| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 1938 | Diocese of Haileybury | Vicariate Apostolic of Baie de James |
Hierarchy of theCatholic Church in Canada | |
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| Province of Edmonton | |
| Province of Gatineau | |
| Province of Grouard–McLennan | |
| Province of Halifax–Yarmouth | |
| Province of Keewatin–Le Pas | |
| Province of Kingston | |
| Province of Moncton | |
| Province of Montreal | |
| Province of Ottawa–Cornwall | |
| Province of Québec | |
| Province of Regina | |
| Province of Rimouski | |
| Province of Saint Boniface | |
| Province of St. John's | |
| Province of Sherbrooke | |
| Province of Toronto | |
| Province of Vancouver | |
| Metropolia of Winnipeg | |
| Exempt dioceses (directly subject to the Holy See) |
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| Former jurisdictions | |
| Apostolic Nuncio | |
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