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Type of entity
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Authorized form of name
Catholic Church. Diocese of Nelson (B.C.)
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Dates of existence
1843-; (1936- as independent Diocese)
History
Vicariate Apostolic of the Oregon Territory, 1843-1846
Diocese of Vancouver Island, 1846-1863
Vicariate Apostolic of British Columbia, 1863-1890
Diocese of New Westminster, 1890-1908
Archdiocese of Vancouver, 1908-1936
On February 22nd 1936, His Holiness Pope Pius XI erected the Diocese of Nelson to cover the Kootenay and Okanagan regions of southeastern British Columbia.
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http://viaf.org/viaf/159574850
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Created by F Rousselle July 15, 2025.