The Archdiocese of Vancouver covers approximately 120,000 km², including B.C.’s Lower Mainland and has roughly 406,000 baptized Catholics within its boundaries.
The suffragan dioceses of the Archdiocese, Kamloops, Nelson, Prince George, and Victoria, all led by their own bishops.
The Church in Vancouver has undergone massive change since the mission outposts of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate of the 1800s. As of 2022, the Archdiocese has:
- 77 parishes
- 101 diocesan priests
- 95 religious priests
- 92 religious sisters
- 34 permanent deacons
- 30 religious brothers
- 7,300 catechists
More than 80 organizations, associations, ministries and clubs help carry out the Church’s mission.
There are 52 Catholic schools and four colleges including Corpus Christi College, St. Mark’s College and Catholic Pacific College and Seminary of Christ the King.
There are five Catholic hospitals including Holy Family Hospital, Mount St. Joseph Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital and St. Vincent’s Hospital.
Within the Archdiocese, we have one archdiocesan cemetery named Gardens of Gethsemani and two OMI cemeteries including St. Mary’s Chilliwack Cemetery and St. Peter’s New Westminster Cemetery. You can find information for all cemeteries here.
Today, Archbishop J. Michael Miller is our chief pastor and leader, tending to both the spiritual and administrative needs of the Archdiocese.