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Chrism Mass 2025
The blessing of the holy oils and the renewal of priestly service took place at the Chrism Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Thursday, April the 10th, 2025
Relic Tour at St. Dominic Church
The major relics of the Canadian Martyrs, including the skull of St. Jean de Brébeuf and bones of St. Charles Garnier and St. Gabriel Lalemant, will be travelling across Canada for the first time. The relics have resided principally at the National Shrine to the Canadian Martyrs in Midland, Ontario for the past hundred years. The…
Jesuits Farewell Mass
It is with much sadness, we would like to inform you that the Jesuits will be concluding their mission in the diocese of Thunder Bay on Sunday, January 5, 2025. The Jesuits had to make such a painful decision due to lack of members. The Jesuits arrived in the diocese of Thunder Bay in 1893.…
Fr. Larry Ordination June 2024
One of our Diocesan Permanent Deacons, Rev. Mr. Larry Kurec of St. Casimir/Queen of Poland was Ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday June 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland.
Diaconate Ordination June 2024
On Saturday June 15th, 2024 Bishop Colli ordained three men as deacons at St. Patrick Cathedral. Rick Geurts of St. Patrick’s parish in Atikokan, Dave Frank of Kateri Parish and Gull Bay Parish and Reino Pitkanen of Holy Family Parish in Thunder Bay.
Chrism Mass 2024
Bishop Colli invited everyone to celebrate the Chrism Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Thursday March 21st at 7:00 p.m. At this Mass Bishop Colli blessed the holy oils for the use in the sacraments.
Fr. Randal Morrisseau 25th Anniversary
Fr. Randal Morrisseau 25th Anniversary Photos at St. Teresa Parish in Kakabeka Falls, Ontario.
Chrism Mass 2023
Bishop Colli invited everyone to celebrate the Chrism Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on March 30th at 7:00 p.m. At this Mass Bishop Colli blessed the holy oils for the use in the sacraments.
Ordination to Priesthood – Douglas F. McClure
It is with great pleasure that we announce to the diocese that Reverend Douglas McClure, a former Anglican priest and a convert to Catholicism, who is a member of St. Patrick’s Cathedral parish, has been given permission by Pope Francis to be ordained as a Catholic priest on January 28th, 2023
Diaconate Ordination – Douglas F. McClure
It is with great pleasure that we announce to the diocese that Reverend Douglas McClure, a former Anglican priest and a convert to Catholicism, who is a member of St. Patrick’s Cathedral parish, has been given permission by Pope Francis to be ordained as a Catholic priest. The ordination to his diaconate will take place…