Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon
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Diocese of Saskatoon Dioecesis Saskatoonensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Metropolitan | Saskatchewan |
| Population - Catholics |
95,600 (31.0%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 9 June 1933 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Family |
| Co-cathedral | St. Paul's Co-Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede vacante |
| Vicar General | Kevin McGee (Diocesan Administrator) |
| Website | |
| saskatoonrcdiocese.com | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon (Latin: Dioecesis Saskatoonensis) (erected 9 June 1933 when the Diocese of Prince-Albert-Saskatoon was split) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Regina. Fr. Kevin McGee is currently the Diocesan Administrator, following the appointment of former Bishop Donald Bolen as Archbishop of Regina by Pope Francis on July 11, 2016 . The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon is a dynamic and vibrant diocese located in Saskatchewan, the heartland of Canada's prairie provinces.
Stretching across 44,800 square kilometers from Macklin and Leader in the west, to Kelvington and Wadena in the east, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon includes some 87,000 Catholics served by 98 parishes.
From many backgrounds, speaking a variety of languages, with a range of socio-economic profiles, Catholics in the Roman Diocese of Saskatoon live in both urban and rural settings.
There are First Nations and Métis Catholics, many served by the diocese's newest parish, Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Saskatoon, and there are newcomers to Canada who connect to their ethnic community when gathering to pray and worship. The Chaldean Catholic community of Saskatoon also falls under the diocesan umbrella, serving parishioners from Sacred Heart Parish.
In the west are the many parishes of St. Joseph's Colony, established more than a century ago by German-Russian pioneers, and served for many years by Oblate priests.
Around Muenster and Humboldt are parishes established as part of St. Peter's Colony, another German settlement: this one grew up around the Benedictine Abbey established at Muenster.
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