Bishop Douglas Crosby, OMI, was born in Marathon, Ontario. He was ordained a priest with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1975, and over the years accepted a ...
Bishop Douglas Crosby, OMI, was born in Marathon, Ontario. He was ordained a priest with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1975, and over the years accepted a variety of ministries, including Provincial Superior of St. Peter’s Province of the Oblates. He was ordained a bishop in 1998 and served as Bishop of Labrador City-Schefferville Diocese. In 2003 he was appointed Bishop of St. George’s Diocese (Newfoundland and Labrador), while continuing to serve as Bishop of Labrador. Following a realignment of the boundaries, he became the first Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador in 2007. Bishop Crosby was appointed Bishop of Hamilton on September 24, 2010, and took possession of the Diocese on November 8, 2010, during a ceremony at the Cathedral of Christ the King. He served on the Executive of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) from 2009; and as President from 2015-2017.
