Roman Catholic Diocese of Thunder Bay

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History

• It was erected 29 April 1952, as the Diocese of Fort William, on territories split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface and the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie.
• Renamed on 26 February 1970 as Diocese of Thunder Bay, after its see.

  Episcopal ordinaries

• Edward Quentin Jennings , previously Titular Bishop of Sala as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Vancouver , Bishop of Kamloops ; emeritate as Titular Bishop of Assidona, died 1980.

• Norman Joseph Gallagher ; previously Titular Bishop of Adrasus, first as Auxiliary Bishop of the Military Vicariate of Canada , then as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Montréal
• John Aloysius O'Mara, next Bishop of Saint Catharines
• Frederick Bernard Henry ; previously Titular Bishop of Carinola as Auxiliary Bishop of London ; later Bishop of Calgary
• Frederick Joseph Colli, previously Titular Bishop of Afufenia as Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa .