Catholic Directory Listings in Kamloops
Legal Title: The Roman Catholic Bishop of Kamloops
Established December 22, 1945
The Diocese of Kamloops comprises that part of the interior of British Columbia bounded on the north by the
53º0’ parallel of north latitude beginning at the 124º of west longitude; then easterly along the 53º0’ of north
latitude to the British Columbia - Alberta provincial boundary; then southerly along the provincial boundary to
the 118º40’ of west longitude; then southerly along the 118º40’ of west longitude to the 50º07’ parallel of north
latitude; then westerly along the 50º07’ parallel of north latitude to the 120º0’ of west longitude; then southerly
along the 120º0’ of west longitude to the 50º0’ parallel of north latitude; then westerly along the 50º0’ parallel
of north latitude to the 124º of west longitude; then northerly along the 124º of west longitude to the 53º0’
parallel of north latitude.
Current Bishop
MOST REVEREND JOSEPH P. NGUYEN
Bishop of Kamloops
Ordained Priest: May 31, 1992
Episcopal Ordination: Aug 25, 2016
Installed as the Sixth Bishop of Kamloops: Aug 25, 2016
Past Bishops
Most Rev. David J. Monroe, 2002-2016
Most Rev. Lawrence Sabatini, CS, 1982-1999
Most Rev. Adam Exner, OMI, 1974-1982
Most Rev. Michael Alphonsus Harrington, 1952-1973
Most Rev. Edward Quentin Jennings, 1946-1952