Archdiocese of Edmonton
Archdiocese of Edmonton | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Canada |
Diocesan bishop | Richard William Smith |
Vicar General | John Hamilton |
founding | September 22, 1871 |
surface | 81,151 km² |
Parishes | 125 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Residents | 1,653,279 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Catholics | 388,545 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
proportion of | 23.5% |
Diocesan priest | 82 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Religious priest | 92 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Catholics per priest | 2.233 |
Permanent deacons | 24 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Friars | 114 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
Religious sisters | 222 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | English |
cathedral | St. Joseph's Cathedral |
Website | www.caedm.ca |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Calgary Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton ( Latin Archidioecesis Edmontonensis , English Archdiocese of Edmonton ) is a in Canada situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Edmonton .
history
The Archdiocese of Edmonton was on September 22, 1871 by Pope Pius IX. from the cession of territory by the diocese of Saint-Boniface established as the diocese of Saint Albert . The diocese of Saint Albert gave on November 30, 1912 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Calgary .
On November 30, 1912, the diocese of Saint Albert was raised to an archdiocese by Pope Pius X and renamed the Archdiocese of Edmonton . The Archdiocese of Edmonton gave up on July 17, 1948 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Saint Albert
- 1871-1902 Vital-Justin Grandin OMI
- 1902–1912 Emile Joseph Legal OMI
Archbishops of Edmonton
- 1912–1920 Emile Joseph Legal OMI
- 1920–1938 Henry Joseph O'Leary
- 1938–1964 John Hugh MacDonald
- 1964–1973 Anthony Jordan OMI
- 1973-1999 Joseph Neil MacNeil
- 1999–2006 Thomas Collins , then Archbishop of Toronto
- 2007– Richard William Smith
See also
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Entry on Archdiocese of Edmonton on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)