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Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary

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Country
  
Canada

Parishes
  
68

Area
  
110,500 km²

Phone
  
+1 403-218-5500

Ecclesiastical province
  
Alberta

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Cathedral
  
St. Mary's Cathedral

Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary

Metropolitan
  
Archdiocese of Edmonton

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2013) 1,174,000 534,000 (45.5%)

Address
  
120 17 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2T2, Canada

Bishop
  
William Terrence McGrattan

Similar
  
St Mary's Cathedral, Sacred Heart Church, St Joseph Catholic Church, St Anthony's Catholic, Sainte‑Fa Church

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The Diocese of Calgary (Latin: Dioecesis Calgariensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Metropolitan of Edmonton.

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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)

Suffragan Bishops of Calgary
  • John Thomas McNally (1913.04.04 – 1924.08.12); later Bishop of Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) (1924.08.12 – 1937.02.17), Metropolitan Archbishop of Halifax (Canada) (1937.02.17 – death 1952.11.18)
  • John Thomas Kidd (1925.02.06 – 1931.07.03), next Bishop of London (Ontario, Canada) (1931.07.03 – death 1950.06.02)
  • Peter Joseph Monahan (1932.06.10 – 1935.06.26), next Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada) (1935.06.26 – death 1947.05.06)
  • Francis Patrick Carroll (1935.12.19 – retired 1966.12.28), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Horrea (1966.12.28 – death 1967.02.25)
  • Auxiliary bishop Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm (1963.06.25 – 1966.12.14), Titular Bishop of Saccæa (1963.06.25 – 1966.12.14); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Kingston (Canada) (1966.12.14 – retired 1982.03.12); died 1995
  • Francis Joseph Klein (1967.02.25 – death 1968.02.03); previously Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada) (1952.02.28 – 1967.02.25)
  • Paul John O'Byrne (1968.06.20 – retired 1998.01.19), died 2004
  • Frederick Bernard Henry (1998.01.19 – retired 2017.01.04), previously Titular Bishop of Carinola (1986.04.18 – 1995.03.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of London (Canada) (1986.04.18 – 1995.03.24), Bishop of Thunder Bay (Canada) (1995.03.24 – 1998.01.19)
  • William Terrence McGrattan (4 January 2017 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Furnos minor (2009.11.06 – 2014.04.08) as Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (2009.11.06 – 2014.04.08), Bishop of Peterborough (Canada) (2014.04.08 – 2017.01.04).

    • 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.

    References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary Wikipedia
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