Diocese of Pembroke

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke () (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.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Narcisse Zéphirin Lorrain (1882–1915)
• Patrick Thomas Ryan (1916–1937)
• Charles Leo Nelligan (1937–1945)
• William Joseph Smith (1945–1971)
• Joseph Raymond Windle (1971–1993)
• Brendan Michael O'Brien (1993–2000), appointed Archbishop of Saint John's, Newfoundland
• Richard William Smith (2002–2007), appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
• Michael Mulhall (2007–2019), appointed Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario
• Guy Desrochers (2020-2023), appointed Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick
• Michael Brehl (2024 - present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Joseph Raymond Windle (1969–1971)

Auxiliary bishop

• Patrick Thomas Ryan (1912–1916), appointed Bishop here

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Élie Anicet Latulipe, appointed Vicar Apostolic of Temiskaming, Ontario in 1908
• Michael Alphonsus Harrington, appointed Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia in 1952 and died in 1973
• James Matthew Wingle, appointed Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1993

Educational Institutions

• Renfrew County Catholic District School Board

Cemeteries

• St. Columba's Cemetery (Pembroke)

Territorial losses

Bibliography

References

External links

• Diocese of Pembroke website
• St. Columbkille's Cathedral website