R-065 conventionDeclaration detailLevel http://ica-atom.org/doc/RS-2#5.4 Partial corporateBody Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson conventionDeclaration 1936-present The function of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson is to administer regional parishes. The function of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson is to administer regional parishes.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nelson administers parishes under its jurisdiction. Created in 1936 from parts of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver, the Diocese long had Catholic missionaries within its boundaries. The first missionaries arrived in 1842, with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate conducting significant activities in the area.

During the Residential School System, the Diocese had Cranbrook Residential School operating within diocesan boundaries. At this school, the Oblates acted as principals and school administrators while the Sisters of Providence and the Sisters of Charity of Halifax acted as teachers. All residential schools remained under Church supervision until 1969, when the Government of Canada took over all responsibility for school supervision.

During the 1990s, the public became more aware of the impacts of residential schools. This led to an increase in litigation against the Government of Canada, which culminated in the creation of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006. IRSSA outlined the process by which residential school litigation was carried out in addition to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). In IRSSA, the diocese is named as “The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson, Corporation Sole.”

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson Corporation Sole 1931-01-01 2008-12-31

1931-2008