List of Archbishops of Vancouver

Archbishop of Vancouver
Archbishopric
catholic
Incumbent: J. Michael Miller
Archdiocese	Vancouver
Cathedral	Holy Rosary Cathedral
First incumbent	Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez as Vicar Apostolic of British Columbia
Formation	Bishopric in 1890 Archbishopric in 1908
Website	http://www.rcav.org/

The Archbishop of Vancouver is the head of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver. He is responsible for looking after its "spiritual and administrative needs". As the archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province encompassing the whole of British Columbia, the Archbishop of Vancouver also administers the bishops who head the suffragan dioceses of Kamloops, Nelson, Prince George, and Victoria. The current archbishop is J. Michael Miller.

The archdiocese began as the Vicariate Apostolic of British Columbia, which was created on December 14, 1863. Louis-Joseph d'Herbomez was appointed its first bishop, and under his reign, the first parish was formed at the Holy Rosary church. On September 2, 1890, the vicariate was elevated to the status of diocese by Pope Leo XIII and was based in New Westminster. On account of the rapid expansion and development of Vancouver, the Holy See decided to centre the archdiocese around the city. As a result, the Diocese of New Westminster became the Archdiocese of Vancouver, and the Archdiocese of Victoria was reduced to diocesan level on September 7, 1908.Augustin Dontenwill became the first archbishop of the newly formed metropolitan see in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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