Diocese of Calgary
Calgarien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Calgary, Canada
Latin rite diocese covering southern Alberta, erected on 30 November 1912. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Edmonton and is led by Bishop William McGrattan, appointed in 2017.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 30 November 1912
- Latin
- Calgarien(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001001019
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 546,400
- Population
- 1,208,121
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 45.2%
- Priests
- 131
- Catholics per priest
- 4,171
- Extent
- 110,500 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.9
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- William Terrence McGrattan
- Born
- 19 September 1956
- Birthplace
- London
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral stands in Calgary, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Edmonton
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Edmonton.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of EdmontonEdmonton
- Diocese of Saint-PaulSaint-Paul
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Alberta, Canada is home to the Diocese of Calgary (Latin: Diœcesis Calgariensis), a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church and a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton. Bishop William McGrattan currently leads the diocese from its cathedral episcopal see, St. Mary's Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.