Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario
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Diocese of Hamilton Dioecesis Hamiltonensis |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Metropolitan | Toronto |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,824 km2 (6,496 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics |
620,518 (32.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 29, 1856 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King |
| Patron saint | Blessed Virgin Mary in the mystery of the Annunciation |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | The Most Reverend David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. |
| Emeritus Bishops | Bishop Anthony F. Tonnos Bishop Matthew Ustrzycki Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| Website | |
| hamiltondiocese.com | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton (Latin: Dioecesis Hamiltonensis) is a suffragan Latin bishopric in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada.
The diocesan cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, dedicated to Christ the King in 1933, in Hamilton, Ontario.
It also has a former Cathedral, St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, also in Hamilton and the Minor Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, in Guelph, Ontario.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 626,723 Catholics (28.5% of 2,201,155 total) on 16,824 km² in 124 parishes and 1 mission with 228 priests (137 diocesan, 91 religious), 35 deacons, 269 lay religious (102 brothers, 167 sisters) and 15 seminarians.
The Diocese of Hamilton comprises the counties and regions of Brant, Bruce, Grey, Halton, Waterloo, Wellington, Wentworth, as well as four Townships in the County of Dufferin, all located in Ontario. The Diocese of Hamilton had begun as a Catholic Mission in Upper Canada (Ontario). There are 6 deaneries (Brant, Bruce-Grey, Halton, Hamilton, Waterloo and Wellington) which have 126 parishes in their geographical grouping. There are 7 Catholic school boards in the diocese, 1 Catholic university and 3 university Catholic campus ministries. It has 142 secular and 98 religious priests ministering to 620,518 people in 126 parishes.
There are 126 Parishes within the Diocese of Hamilton.
Number of Churches in Brackets
There are 51 Catholic separate schools under the Sisters of St. Joseph in Hamilton, the Sisters of Loretto in Toronto, and the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Milwaukee. By 1889, they had 6000 pupils.
The Government of Canada accords Catholic schools the same rights as public schools at this time. The taxes paid by Catholics go to support Catholic schools only. Teachers, whether religious or lay, must be qualified to teach according to the same regulations as those governing public school teachers. Higher education of young women is provided by the academies of the Ladies of Loretto at Hamilton and Guelph.
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