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Diocese of Calgary

Dioecesis Calgariensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 30 November 1912
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Edmonton
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Alberta
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 110,500 (42,680 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: West (Ouest)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Cal
  • Official Web Site: http://www.calgarydiocese.ca/
  • Mailing Address: Catholic Pastoral Centre, Room 290, The Iona Building, 120-17th Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2S 2T2, Canada
  • Telephone: (403)218-5514
  • Fax: 264-0272

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
30 November 1912ErectedDiocese of Saint-Albert Diocese of Calgary (erected)
7 June 1965Territory AddedArchdiocese of Edmonton (Hanna Parish and Delia Mission) Diocese of Calgary

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195047,000245,00019.2%6435994744326551ap1951
195974,000480,00015.4%85451305696828562ap1960
1966109,000550,00019.8%94611557038430275ap1967
1970112,00086611477618019863ap1971
1976147,258770,00019.1%866615296817717875ap1977
1980179,000974,00018.4%90621521,17717216378ap1981
1990310,2991,048,00029.6%86611472,11017513778ap1991
1999339,2411,129,00030.0%83541372,4766615475ap2000
2000345,0001,000,00034.5%85471322,61356012873ap2001
2001400,0001,000,00040.0%80491293,10046112471ap2002
2002424,2151,000,00042.4%79461253,39375812278ap2003
2003400,0001,000,00040.0%83421253,200175211371ap2004
2004400,0001,000,00040.0%81421233,252185210468ap2005
2006427,2001,048,61740.7%87381253,417304811068ap2007
2013534,0001,174,00045.5%104401443,70846529168ap2014
2016546,4001,208,12145.2%131371683,25245507867ap2017
2019515,0001,240,35041.5%1121124,598487468ap2020
2021526,3601,685,35031.2%107431503,50946436568ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 732, and Page 733

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