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Suffragan diocese Calgary, Canada

Diocese of Calgary

Calgarien(sis)

Latin Church

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.

On the map

Esri
Calgary, Canada, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1912
Catholics
546,400
Priests
131
Territory
110,500 km²

Parishes and churches

87 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
William Terrence McGrattan
Born
19 September 1956
Birthplace
London

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The cathedral

St. Mary's Cathedral stands in Calgary, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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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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