Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario
Diocese of Hamilton Dioecesis Hamiltonensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan | Toronto |
| Coordinates | 43°15′49″N 79°53′25″W / 43.26361°N 79.89028°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,824 km2 (6,496 sq mi) |
| Population |
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| Parishes | 124 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| 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 |
| Secular priests | 228 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | David Douglas Crosby |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger |
| Vicar General | Murray J. Kroetsch |
| Bishops emeritus | Anthony F. Tonnos Matthew Francis Ustrzycki |
| Website | |
| hamiltondiocese.com | |
The Diocese of Hamilton (Latin: Dioecesis Hamiltonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese in Toronto.
The cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, dedicated to Christ the King in 1933, in Hamilton, Ontario. There is a former cathedral, St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, also in Hamilton and a minor basilica, Our Lady Immaculate, in Guelph, Ontario.