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Pembroke priest shortage leads to Mass suspension at 10 churches

Pembroke priest shortage leads to Mass suspension at 10 churches

Quinton Amundson · August 10, 2026

Bishop of Pembroke Michael Brehl informed his diocesan faithful in an Aug. 6 letter that due to an “unexpected and urgent crisis” in the form of a priest shortage, Sunday Mass will be temporarily suspended at 10 churches in the Pontiac Deanery starting in September.
Mass numbers hover below pre-pandemic level

Mass numbers hover below pre-pandemic level

But there has been sharp rise since end of COVID restrictions

Luke Mandato · March 6, 2025

Where recent trends show Catholic Mass attendance levels in the United Kingdom and the United States have all but returned to post-pandemic levels, the Archdiocese of Toronto finds itself still with a ways to go.