Archdiocese of Vancouver

ARCHDIOCESE OF VANCOUVER (Archidioecesis Vancouveriensis)

Country : Canada
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1863 as Apostolic Vicariate of British Columbia
Renamed 1890 as Diocese of New Westminster
Elevated 1908 as Archdiocese of Vancouver

Arms (crest) of Archdiocese of Vancouver

Official blazon

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Arms of Apostolic Vicars of British Columbia

Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez (1863-1890)
Pierre-Paul Durieu (1890)

Arms of Bishops of New Westminster

Pierre-Paul Durieu (1890-1899)
Augustin Dontenwill (1899-1908)

Arms of Archbishops

Augustin Dontenwill (1908)
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Neil McNeil (1910-1912)
Timothy Casey (1912-1931)
William Mark Duke (1931-1964)
Martin Michael Johnson (1964-1969)
James Carney (1969-1990)
Adam Exner (1991-2004)
Raymond Roussin (2004-2009)
John Michael Miller (2009-present)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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Edward Quentin Jennings (1941-1946)
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James Francis Carney (1966-1969)
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Lawrence Sabatini (1978-1982)

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