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Gregory Bittman | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Nelson | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nelson |
| Appointed | 13 February 2018 |
| Predecessor | John Corriveau |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Caltadria (2012-2018) Auxiliary Bishop of Edmonton (2012-2018) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 15 August 1996 |
| Consecration | 3 September 2012 by Richard W. Smith[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gregory John Bittman 5 March 1961 |
| Coat of arms |  |
Gregory Bittman is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and bishop of Nelson, British Columbia.
Gregory Bittman received the priestly ordination on 15 August 1996.
On 14 July 2012 an official news release from Vatican Information Service (VIS), an arm of the Holy See Press Office, stated that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Father Gregory Bittman who, until then had been serving as the judicial vicar and as archdiocesan chancellor, as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton and titular bishop of Caltadria.[2][3]
On 6 February 2018 Pope Francis appointed him the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson in southeastern British Columbia.[4] He took possession of the Diocese on 25 April 2018.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bishop Gregory John Bittman". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ↑ Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 211, Number 17,533.
- ↑ "Auxiliary Bishop Gregory Bittman". www.caedm.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson | New Bishop Appointed to Diocese of Nelson". www.nelsondiocese.org. Retrieved 2018-02-14.