About us
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A Brief History … Suffragan of Ottawa
1882 In creating the Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, the Church begins the religious organization of Northern Ontario and Québec.
1898 The Vicariate, with the same boundaries, becomes the Diocese of Pembrooke.
1908 The northern part of the Diocese, up to the 47th parallel, becomes the Apostolic Vicariate of Temiscamingue.
1916 This Vicariate, with the same boundaries, becomes the Diocese of Haileybury.
1919 The Diocese is divided to create the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ontario.
1938 This new division permits the formation of the Diocese of Amos; the Diocese of Haileybury becomes the Diocese of Timmins.
1974 A further division permits the formation of the Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda.
1975 The Episcopal Residence and diocesan services are transferred to the city of Timmins.
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Bishops of the Diocese of Timmins
The Diocese of Timmins (established in 1915 under the name of Diocese of Haileybury) has had the following Bishops
Most Rev. Elie-Anicet LATULIPE 1915-1922
Most Rev. Louis RHÉAUME, O.M.I. 1923-1955
Most Rev. Maxime TESSIER 1955-1971
Most Rev. Jacques LANDRIAULT 1971-1990
Most Rev. Gilles CAZABON, O.M.I. 1992-1997
Most Rev. Paul MARCHAND, S.M.M. 1999-2011
Most Rev. Serge POITRAS 2012-
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St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral Parish-Timmins
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Diocesan History
The organization of the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Ontario and Quebec began in 1882 with the establishment of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac. This vicariate became the Diocese of Pembroke in 1898 without changing its boundaries. In 1908, the northern part of the Diocese of Pembroke as far as the forty-seventh parallel (latitude 47) was established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Timiskaming. The same territory became the Diocese of Haileybury in 1915. The Diocese of Haileybury was divided when the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Ontario was established in 1919. In 1938, the Diocese of Amos was established and the Diocese of Haileybury became the Diocese of Timmins. The Bishop’s residence and diocesan services remained in Haileybury. There was another division in 1974 establishing the Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda. The Bishop’s residence and diocesan offices were moved to Timmins in 1975.
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