Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa

Archdiocese of Ottawa Archidioecesis Ottaviensis
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Ontario
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 8, 1886
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Archbishop	Terrence Prendergast (2007–present)
Website
catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dotta.html

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa (Latin: Archidioecesis Ottaviensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Ontario and includes the suffragan dioceses of Hearst, Pembroke, and the Timmins. It is currently led by Archbishop Terrence Prendergast.

It was elevated to archdiocese status on June 8, 1886. As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 111 parishes, 177 active diocesan priests, 102 religious priests, and 400,000 Catholics. It also has 848 Women Religious, 147 Religious Brothers, and 60 permanent deacons.

Residential bishops

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

• Joseph-Eugène-Bruno Guigues or Joseph-Bruno Guigues (1847–1874)
• Joseph-Thomas Duhamel (1874–1909)
• Charles-Hughes Gauthier (1910–1922)
• Joseph-Médard Émard (1922–1927)
• Joseph-Guillaume-Laurent Forbes (1928–1940)
• Alexandre Vachon (1940–1953)
• Marie-Joseph Lemieux (1953–1966)
• Joseph-Aurèle Plourde (1967–1989)
• Marcel André J. Gervais (1989–2007)
• Terrence Prendergast (2007–present)

External links

• Archdiocese of Ottawa page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - Guigues

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - Duhamel

• Official website of the Archdiocese of Ottawa retrieved January 29, 2007

•  "Ottawa". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.