Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul, Alberta

Diocese of Saint Paul, Alberta
Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta

Coat of Arms of the Diocese of St Paul, Alberta
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Edmonton
Metropolitan St. Paul, Alberta
Statistics
Area 155,916 km2 (60,200 sq mi)
Population
- Catholics
105,177 (42.3%)
Parishes 38
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established July 17, 1948
Cathedral St. Paul Cathedral
Secular priests 33
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Paul Terrio
Website
www.dioceseofstpaul.ca/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta) is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Alberta. On February 2, 2012 Bishop Luc-André Bouchard, was appointed bishop of Trois-Rivières and was succeeded by Paul Terrio in an ordination ceremony on December 12, 2012.

As of 2014, the diocese contains 38 parishes, 24 active diocesan priests, 9 religious priests, and 105,177 Catholics. It also has 21 Women Religious, 9 Religious Brothers, and 6 permanent deacons.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops of and their terms of service:

List of Parishes[1]

St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Alberta
Mission of St. Michael, Elk Point, Alberta

St. Gabriel, Athabasca, Alberta
Mission of St. Alphonsus, Boyle, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Prosperity, Alberta
Mission of Holy Rosary, Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, Alberta

St. Anne, Barrhead, Alberta
Mission of St. John the Evangelist, Swan Hills, Alberta
Mission of St. John, Ft. Assiniboine, Alberta

St. Louis, Bonnyville, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy, Kehewin, Alberta
Mission of St. Joseph, Ft. Kent, Alberta

St. Dominic, Cold Lake, Alberta
Mission of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ardmore, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of the Assumption, Cold Lake, Alberta

St. John the Baptist, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Mission of St. Gabriel, Chard, Alberta
Mission of St. Vincent, Conklin, Alberta

St. Paul Church, Fort McMurray, Alberta
Mission of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
Mission of St. Julien, Fort MacKay, Alberta

St. Catherine, Lac La Biche, Alberta
Mission of St. Anne, Hylo/Venice, Alberta
Mission of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Beaver Lake Reserve, Alberta
Mission of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Kikino, Alberta

St. Raphael, Le Goff, Alberta
Mission of St. Marguerite d'Youville, Elizabeth Métis Settlement, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Frog Lake Reserve, Alberta
Mission of St. Eugene, Fishing Lake, Alberta

St. Emile, Legal, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Victory, Vimy, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Waugh, Alberta

St. Jean de Brebeuf, Mallaig, Alberta
Mission of St. Helen, St. Lina, Alberta
Mission of St. Vincent, St. Vincent, Alberta

St. Jean Baptiste, Morinville, Alberta

St. Isidore, Plamondon, Alberta
Mission of St. Philippe, Atmore, Alberta
Mission of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Breynat, Alberta

Sacred Heart, Saddle Lake Reserve, Alberta
Mission of St. Laurent, Brosseau, Alberta
Mission of St. Matthias, Goodfish Lake, Alberta

St. Anne, Thorhild, Alberta
Mission ofOur Lady of the Atonement, Smoky Lake, Alberta
Mission of St. Joseph, Radway, Alberta

St. Mary of Assumption, Westlock, Alberta
Mission of St. Benoit, Pickardville, Albea
Mission of St. Finnan, Dapp, Alberta
Mission of St. Patrick, Clyde, Alberta

St. Joseph, Whitecourt, Alberta
Mission of Our Lady of Peace, Fox Creek, Alberta
Mission of St. John the Evangelist, Swan Hills, Alberta

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dioceseofstpaul.ca/our-diocese/parishes

Bibliography

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