Diocese of Calgary
| Diocese of Calgary | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Edmonton |
| Diocesan bishop | William Terrence McGrattan |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Frederick Bernard Henry |
| surface | 110,500 km² |
| Parishes | 67 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,208,121 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 546,400 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 45.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 131 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,252 |
| Permanent deacons | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 50 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 78 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | www.catholicyyc.ca |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary ( Latin Dioecesis Calgariensis , English Diocese of Calgary ) is a in Canada situated Roman Catholic diocese based in Calgary .
history
The diocese was established on November 30, 1912 by Pope Pius X. from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Edmonton and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Calgary
- 1913–1924 John Thomas McNally , then Bishop of Hamilton
- 1925–1931 John Thomas Kidd , then Bishop of London in Ontario
- 1932–1935 Peter Joseph Monahan , then Archbishop of Regina
- 1935-1966 Francis Patrick Carroll
- 1967–1968 Francis Joseph Klein
- 1968–1998 Paul John O'Byrne
- 1998-2017 Frederick Bernard Henry
- 2017– William Terrence McGrattan
See also
Web links
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