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Suffragan diocese Saint-Paul, Canada

Diocese of Saint-Paul

Sancti Pauli in Alberta

Latin Church diocese erected on 17 July 1948 covering part of Alberta. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Edmonton and is led by Bishop Gary Franken.

On the map

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The address the register holds for St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Alberta, in Saint-Paul, Canada.

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Established
1948
Catholics
105,177
Priests
24
Territory
155,916 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Gary Anthony Franken
Born
25 September 1962
Birthplace
Vancouver

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The cathedral

St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Alberta stands in Saint-Paul, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Part of the civil province of Alberta belongs to the Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta), a Latin Church see and a suffragan within the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton. Gary Anthony Franken was appointed its bishop on September 15, 2022, succeeding Paul Terrio. As of 2018 the diocese counted 20 parishes and 21 missions, roughly 104,000 Catholics, 18 active diocesan priests, 6 religious priests, 8 permanent deacons, and 13 women religious.