Diocese of Saint Paul, Alberta Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta |
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Coat of Arms of the Diocese of St Paul, Alberta
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Edmonton |
Metropolitan | St. Paul, Alberta |
Statistics | |
Area | 155,916 km2 (60,200 sq mi) |
Population - Catholics |
105,177 (42.3%) |
Parishes | 38 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | July 17, 1948 |
Cathedral | St. Paul Cathedral |
Secular priests | 33 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Paul Terrio |
Website | |
www.dioceseofstpaul.ca/ |
The Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta) is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Alberta. On February 2, 2012 Bishop Luc-André Bouchard, was appointed bishop of Trois-Rivières and was succeeded by Paul Terrio in an ordination ceremony on December 12, 2012.
As of 2014, the diocese contains 38 parishes, 24 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 105,177 Catholics. It also has 21 Women Religious, 9 Religious Brothers, and 6 permanent deacons.
The following is a list of the bishops of and their terms of service:
St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Alberta
Mission of St. Michael, Elk Point, Alberta
St. Gabriel, Athabasca, Alberta
Mission of St. Alphonsus, Boyle, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Prosperity, Alberta
Mission of Holy Rosary, Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, Alberta
St. Anne, Barrhead, Alberta
Mission of St. John the Evangelist, Swan Hills, Alberta
Mission of St. John, Ft. Assiniboine, Alberta
St. Louis, Bonnyville, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy, Kehewin, Alberta
Mission of St. Joseph, Ft. Kent, Alberta
St. Dominic, Cold Lake, Alberta
Mission of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ardmore, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of the Assumption, Cold Lake, Alberta
St. John the Baptist, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Mission of St. Gabriel, Chard, Alberta
Mission of St. Vincent, Conklin, Alberta
St. Paul Church, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Mission of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
Mission of St. Julien, Fort MacKay, Alberta