St. Columbkille Cathedral - Pembroke, Ontario - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

This beautiful cathedral is home to the Eighth Bishop of Pembroke, Michael Mulhall D.D.

The building was built in 1856 but only became a cathedral in 1898 when its predecessor organization, the Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac, was raised to the Diocese of Pembroke. Pope Leo XIII named Narcisse Z. Lorrain as the first Bishop.

The change meant that the diocese was no longer missionary in character but was now considered to be a sufficiently organized territory. The limits of the new diocese remained the same except for one exchange—the mission of Long Lake, situated north of Lake Superior would fall under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Peterborough, while the Lake Timagami mission, situated west of Lake Témiskaming, would become the responsibility of the Diocese of Pembroke.

At that time, the diocese contained 33 churches, 37 chapels, 4 convents, 3 hospitals, 24 parishes, 33 missions, 36 priests and a Catholic population of about 40,000.

On September 21, 1908, there was a further change, a reduction in the Diocese of Pembroke, when the Vicariate Apostolic of Témiskaming was formed. Finally, a few minor changes, for the sake of convenience, were agreed upon by the bishops of Pembroke, Peterborough and Sault Ste. Marie; these changes were ratified by the Holy See on October 17, 1937.

This beautiful cathedral is home to the Eighth Bishop of Pembroke, Michael Mulhall D.D.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1856 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Catholic If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:30 AM Street address of Church: 188 Renfrew Street Pembroke, Ontario Canada K8A 6X1 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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