The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines in Ontario Act, 2026
- Sponsor
- Andrew Dowie
Bill overview
Bill Pr 34, “The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Catharines in Ontario Act, 2026”, is an Ontario bill from session 44-1. It was introduced by Andrew Dowie (Progressive Conservative, Windsor-Tecumseh).
Its latest recorded status is “Passed”.
This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.
SUMMARY FROM THE OFFICIAL REGISTRY
What you need to know
The Most Reverend Gerard Paul Bergie, D.D. JCL, the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of St. Catharines, has applied for special legislation to incorporate as a corporation sole. The special legislation seeks to vest in the corporation sole all real and personal property within the territorial boundaries described below that are currently vested in either the name of the Bishop of St. Catharines or that are in the names of corporations sole that previously operated in the territorial boundaries, being the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto, in Canada; The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Hamilton, in Ontario and The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Kingston in Canada. The applicant represents that the Diocese of St. Catharines was created canonically on November 9, 1958 as the Diocese of St. Catharines in Ontario and has operated since that time under the name The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of St. Catharines, in Ontario. The applicant further represents that the diocese has not previously been incorporated and was never a corporation sole. It is appropriate to grant the application.
Vote roll
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