Roman Catholic Diocese of Whitehorse

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
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Hector Vila
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gérard Pettipas
Website
catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dwhit.html

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

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.

Diocesan bishops

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

• James Philip Mulvihill (1967-1971)
• Hubert Patrick O'Connor (1971-1986)
• Thomas Joseph Lobsinger (1987-2000)
• Gary Gordon (2006-2014) Appointed Bishop of Victoria
• Hector Vila (2015-present)

References

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