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Archbishop Michael Miller, chief shepherd of Vancouver’s 406,000 Catholics since January 2009, has been part of the city’s religious landscape since 2007, when Pope Benedict XVI named him Coadjutor Archbishop.

Statements and Letters

Archbishop’s Statement on World Mental Health Day

Archbishop's Message for the B.C. Election

Pray and Fast for Peace

Archbishop’s Message on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Archbishop Miller’s Message for Healing and Reconciliation

Papal Honours Mass

From strong words to meaningful partnership: A renewed Catholic commitment to Indigenous reconciliation

Sacred Covenant with the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc

Archbishop’s Message on Pro-Life Sunday

DECREE: Special Indulgence on the Occasion of the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Saint Magdalene of Canossa, Founder of the Institutes of the Canossian Daughters and Sons of Charity

Archbishop’s Message on Good Shepherd Sunday

Joint statement from unprecedented and historic Easter Sunday ceremonies with the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and Roman Catholic Church

Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and Catholic Church advance truth and reconciliation with Sacred Covenant

Archbishop’s Message on Supporting the St. Joseph’s Society

Archbishop Miller’s Lunar New Year Message

Pastoral Letter on the Use of Social Media

Archbishop's Message for the New Year 2024

Archbishop Miller’s Christmas Message

Archbishop’s Statement on Blessings for Same-Sex Couples

National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

Non-Permissibility of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide within Canadian Health Organizations with a Catholic Identity

Message for the Feast of Deepavali from the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Archbishop’s Statement on the Hamas Attacks on Israel

Archbishop's Message on Supporting the Campaign for Healing and Reconciliation

Archbishop's Message on World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly

Message to the Catholic Faithful on Permitting Persons Living with Mental Illness to Access Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide

Open Letter to the Government of Canada on Permitting Persons Living with Mental Illness to Access Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide

Message from the President of the CCCB on National Family and Life Week

Archbishop Miller’s Easter Message 2023

Archbishop Miller’s Share Lent Message

Ongoing reconciliation work between the Squamish Nation and Catholic Church

Ordination of Deacon Patrick Le and Deacon Medard Kamanzi to the Priesthood

An Appeal by the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops in Canada Marking the One Year Commemoration of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

New Superintendant Announced

Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Canada to Young People

Archbishop’s Message on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2022

Bishops of Canada Deepen Their Commitments to Walk Together with Indigenous Partners on the Healing and Reconciliation Journey

Pakistan Flood Relief Fund

‘Our Queen was a light to the nations’: Abp. Miller

Into the Deep: Truth and Reconciliation

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