His Excellency William Terrence McGrattan |
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Bishop of Calgary | |
Province | Alberta |
Diocese | Diocese of Calgary |
Appointed | 4 January 2017 |
Predecessor | Frederick Henry |
Successor | Incumbent |
Orders | |
Ordination | 2 May 1987 by John Michael Sherlock |
Consecration | 12 January 2010 by Ronald Peter Fabbro |
Personal details | |
Birth name | William Terrence McGrattan |
Born |
London, Ontario, Canada |
19 September 1956
Nationality | Canadian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Previous post | Bishop of the Diocese of Peterborough, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor, Rector of St. Peter's Seminary |
Alma mater |
Pontificia Università Gregoriana (1992), St. Peter's Seminary (1987), The University of Western Ontario (1979) |
Motto | Habe Fiduciam In Domino "Trust in the Lord" |
Coat of arms |
Styles of William Terrence McGrattan |
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Reference style | His Excellency |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Monsignor |
William Terrence McGrattan (born 19 September 1956) is the eighth and current Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary. Bishop McGrattan was previously the Bishop of the Diocese of Peterborough. Before being appointed to that post, he was an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Toronto and titular bishop of Furnos Minor. He was born in London, Ontario, Canada.
McGrattan was ordained to the priesthood on 2 May 1987 for the Diocese of London by Bishop John Michael Sherlock. On 6 November 2009 McGrattan was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as one of two new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Toronto along with Bishop Nguyen. McGrattan was ordained Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor on 12 January 2010 at St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica in London, Ontario.
As Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Bishop McGrattan had responsibility for the Central Region that includes seventy-one parishes in the central part of the City of Toronto. In addition to his regional responsibilities, he was Vicar for Lay Movements and Associations, Vicar for Ethnic Communities, and the liaison bishop for the Catholic School Chaplains of Ontario, the Catholic Association of Religious and Family Life Educators of Ontario, the Catholic Health Association of Ontario, and the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada.