Parishes 68 Area 110,500 km² Phone +1 403-218-5500 | ||
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)1,174,000534,000 (45.5%) Bishop William Terrence McGrattan Similar St Mary's Cathedral, Sacred Heart Church, St Joseph Catholic Church, St Anthony's Catholic, Sainte‑Fa Church | ||
Together in action roman catholic diocese of calgary
The Diocese of Calgary (Latin: Dioecesis Calgariensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan of Edmonton.
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- Together in action roman catholic diocese of calgary
- History
- Diocesan Ordinaries
- Statistics and extent
- References
Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary, federal Alberta province. It is currently led by Bishop William Terrence McGrattan.
History
Established on 1912.11.30 as Diocese of Calgary, Latin adjective Calgarien(sis), on territory split off from the Diocese of Saint Albert.
Diocesan Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
Statistics and extent
It includes the Calgary Region, all of southern Alberta and the extreme lower half of the Alberta's Rockies region.
As per 2014 it pastorally served 538,000 Catholics (45.5% of 1,183,000 total) on 110,500 km² in 69 parishes with 158 priests (123 diocesan, 35 religious), 50 deacons, 166 lay religious (46 brothers, 120 sisters) and 10 seminarians.
The diocese contains 82+ parishes and missions specifically: 37 parishes in Calgary alone; of which, 10 are ethnic parishes, an additional university parish to serve the University of Calgary and 45+ parishes and missions designated for southern Alberta and the Rockies lower region.
In 2006: 87 Diocesan priests, 38 Religious priests 427,200 Catholics. 110 Women Religious, 48 Religious Brothers and 30 permanent deacons make up the spiritual work force in Calgary not including the other regions.