The Diocese of Calgary ( la, Diœcesis Calgariensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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. The Diocese of Calgary is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton. Its

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episcopal see is St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary,

. It is currently led by Bishop William McGrattan.

History

Established on 1912.11.30 as Diocese of Calgary, Latin adjective ', on territory split off from the Diocese of Saint Albert.

Bishops

Diocesan ordinaries

(all Roman Rite) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Calgary'' * John Thomas McNally (1913.04.04 – 1924.08.12); later Bishop of

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(

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, 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

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(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) * (1935.12.19 – retired 1966.12.28), emeritate as

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(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

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(Canada) (1952.02.28 – 1967.02.25) * (1968.06.20 – retired 1998.01.19), died 2004 * Frederick Henry (1998.01.19 – retired 2017.01.04), previously Titular Bishop of Carinola (1986.04.18 – 1995.03.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of

(Canada) (1986.04.18 – 1995.03.24), Bishop of

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(Canada) (1995.03.24 – 1998.01.19) * William McGrattan (4 January 2017 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of

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(2009.11.06 – 2014.04.08) as Auxiliary Bishop of

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(Canada) (2009.11.06 – 2014.04.08), Bishop of

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(Canada) (2014.04.08 – 2017.01.04).

Auxiliary bishop

* Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm (1963-1966), appointed Archbishop of Kingston

Statistics and extent

It includes the

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, all of

southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017.Alberta's Rockies Alberta's Rockies comprise the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. On the southwestern part of the province along the British Columbia border, the region covers all but the south of Census Division 15. The main industry in this region ...

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

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and 45+ parishes and missions designated for southern Alberta and the Rockies lower region. On December 3, 2017 Bishop McGrattan announced his intention to make Our Lady of the Rockies Parish in Canmore into a Diocesan Marian Shrine in the spring of 2019. 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.

Calgary city Parishes

* Downtown: ** St. Mary's Cathedralbr>

Sacred Heart

St. Francis of Assisi
* Northwest:
Ascension

Canadian Martyrs

Corpus Christi

Our Lady Queen of Peace (Polish)

Our Lady of the Assumption

St. Bernard

St. Boniface (German)

St. Joseph

St. Luke

St. Peter's

St. Pius X

University of Calgary Catholic Community
* Northeast

Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish & English)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Chinese & English)

St. Mark

St. Thomas More
* Southwest
Holy Name

Holy Spirit (Spanish & English)

St. Anthony

Ste. Famille (French)

St. Gerard

St. James

St. Michael the Archangel
* Southeast
Holy Trinity

Our Lady of Fatima (Portuguese & English)

St. Albert the Great

St. Anne (Korean)

St. Bernadette

St. Cecilia's

St. John the Evangelist
** St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Calgary), St. Patrick'sbr>

St. Vincent Liem (Vietnamese)

Rural Parishes and Missions

Airdrie, Alberta, Airdrie *St. Paul Banff
St. Mary's

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*St. Mary's Blairmore (

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)
Holy Trinity

Bow Island Bow Island () is a town in Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3 in southern Alberta, approximately north of the United States border, southeast of Calgary and southwest of Medicine Hat. History The community of Bow Island recei ...

*St. Michael's **Mission: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Foremost Brocket *St. Paul's

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St. Mary's
Canmore
Our Lady of the Rockies

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*St. Agnes Catholic Parish Chestermere
St. Gabriel the Archangel

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Christ the King
**Mission
St. Cecilia
Nanton **Mission
St. Mary's

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Cluny *St. Mary's Coaldale
St. Ambrose
Cochrane
St. Mary's

Drumheller Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Valley, has a ...

*St. Anthony

Fort Macleod Fort Macleod ( ) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It was originally named Macleod to distinguish it from the North-West Mounted Police barracks (Fort Macleod, built 1874) it had grown around. The fort was named in honour of the then Commis ...

*Holy Cross **Mission: St. Theresa,

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Hanna *St. George's

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*St. Francis de Sales **Mission: St. Andrew's,

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Lethbridge
Our Lady of the AssumptionSt. Basil'sSt. Patrick's
*St. Martha

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Holy FamilySt. Patrick
Milk River *St. Peter **Mission: St. Isidore's, Allerston

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St. James
**Mission: St. Michael's, Black Diamond

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*Sacred Heart Picture Butte
St. Catherine's

Pincher Creek Pincher Creek is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies, west of Lethbridge and south of Calgary. History For centuries before European settlers reached this area and inhabited it, Indig ...

St. Michael
**Mission
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Waterton Rockyford *St. Rita

Siksika Nation The Siksika Nation ( bla, Siksiká) is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name ''Siksiká'' comes from the Blackfoot words ''sik'' (black) and ''iká'' (foot), with a connector ''s'' between the two words. The plural form of ''Sik ...

*Holy Trinity Standoff *Immaculate Conception **Mission: four churches on the Blood Reserve Strathmore
Sacred Heart
Taber
St. Augustine

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St. Joseph

References

Sources and external links

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