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)
- Annuario code
- 001001019
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 546,400
- Population
- 1,208,121
- Catholic share
- 45.2%
- Priests
- 131
- Catholics per priest
- 4,171
- Extent
- 110,500 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.9
of the people living within its bounds
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].