Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Boniface

Archdiocese of Saint Boniface Archidioecesis Sancti Bonifacii
Location
Country	Canada
Ecclesiastical province	Saint Boniface
Population - Catholics	121,060 (25.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	1871
Cathedral	Saint Boniface Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Albert LeGatt
Website
archsaintboniface.ca

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Bonifacii) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Manitoba. It is currently led by Archbishop Albert LeGatt.

Overview

The archdiocese covers much of the province south of Lake Winnipeg and east of the Red River. It is a bilingual French and English archdiocese. Saint Boniface is a city ward of Winnipeg that sits on the east side of the Red River, and the area is a traditional home of Franco-Manitobans.

As of 2016, the archdiocese contains 87 parishes, 57 active diocesan priests, 33 religious priests, and 121,060 Catholics. It also has 210 Women Religious, 6 Religious Brothers, and 22 permanent deacons. The archdiocese and the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg jointly operate a number of parochial schools in Winnipeg.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Saint-Boniface and their terms of service:

Joseph-Norbert Provencher (1844–1853)
Alexandre-Antonin Taché (1853–1894)
Louis Philip Adélard Langevin (1895–1915)
Arthur Béliveau (1915–1955)
Maurice Baudoux (1955–1974)
Antoine Hacault (1974–2000)
Émilius Goulet (2001–2009)
Albert LeGatt (2009–present)

References

Bibliography

Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Saint Boniface". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

External links

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