"I had the opportunity to meet with Pope Francis numerous times, where he always exhibited humility, kindness and a sense of humour" recalls Bishop Dowd
We are saddened to announce that Deacon Noel “Skip” Jones, ordained to the diaconate on June 11, 1988, in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, passed away on April 16, 2025.
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We offer our most sincere condolences to the family. We assure them of our prayers.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
The Diocesan Chrism Mass will be celebrated at the Pro-Cathedral of the Assumption in North Bay on Wednesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm. Click here to watch live!
We are saddened to announce that Dc. Dan Laframboise passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the age of 80. He was ordained to the diaconate on May 21, 1982.
Clicking this summary will take you to the obituary at Hillside Funeral Services.
We offer our most sincere condolences to the family and assure them of our prayers.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
The 2025 Northern Ontario Catholic Youth Conference held February 22, 2025 in North Bay brought together teenagers from across Northern Ontario and beyond!
We are saddened to announce that Norma Milligan passed away on March 11, 2025, at the age of 93. Norma was a member of the Diocesan Order of Service. She was the wife of the late Deacon Don Milligan, p.d. Clicking this summary will take you to the obituary at Hillside Funeral.
We offer our most sincere condolences to the family and assure them of our prayers.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.
The 2025 Northern Ontario Catholic Youth Conference will be held on Saturday, February 22 at St. Joseph-Scollard Hall in North Bay, Ontario featuring International Speaker, Singer and Social Media Icon Paul J. Kim!
JOIN US! The Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie is inviting all Catholic young adults aged 18-35 to participate in our Pilgrimage to Rome, Italy for the Jubilee of Youth from July 27 - August 10, 2025 led by Fr. Daniele Muscolino.
On October 23, 2023, the C.C.C.B. announced Bishop Dowd's appointment as Co-Moderator of the Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches (WCC). We extend to Bishop Dowd our most sincere congratulations for this new appointment.
The present location of the Diocesan Centre is no longer feasible. Ever since the Diocese began leasing at the present location (30 Ste. Anne Road), plans to move were undertaken. The time to vacate the present location has now become necessary.
We are saddened to announce that Mrs. Lucille Durocher, passed away on June 24, 2023. She was the mother of the Most Rev. Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of Gatineau. Archbishop Durocher was Auxiliary Bishop in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie from 1997 to 2002.