Archdiocese of Winnipeg
| Archdiocese of Winnipeg | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Richard Joseph Gagnon |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | James Vernon Weisgerber |
| Vicar General | David Ward Jamieson |
| founding | 1915 |
| surface | 116,405 km² |
| Parishes | 92 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 691,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 269,511 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 39% |
| Diocesan priest | 58 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 25 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3,247 |
| Permanent deacons | 18 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 118 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | www.archwinnipeg.ca |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg ( Latin Archidioecesis Vinnipegensis ) is in Canada situated Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Winnipeg .
history
The Archdiocese of Winnipeg was founded on December 4, 1915 by Pope Benedict XV. Erected from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface .
Archbishops of Winnipeg
- 1915–1952 Arthur Alfred Sinnott
- 1952–1961 Philip Francis Pocock , then Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto
- 1961–1982 George Bernard Cardinal Flahiff CSB
- 1982–1991 Adam Joseph Exner OMI , then Archbishop of Vancouver
- 1992-2000 Leonard James Wall
- 2000–2013 James Vernon Weisgerber
- 2013– Richard Joseph Gagnon
See also
Web links
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