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Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta

Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta



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Bishop(s)

  • Gary Anthony Franken, Bishop
  • Paul Terrio, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 July 1948
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Edmonton
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Alberta
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 226,716 (87,569 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: West (Ouest)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SP
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dostp.ca
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, 4609 50 avenue, Saint Paul, AB T0A 3A3; P.O. Box 8120, Bonnyville, AB T9N 2J4, Canada
  • Telephone: (780)645-3277
  • Fax: 645-6099

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 July 1948ErectedArchdiocese of Edmonton Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta (erected)
18 November 1955Territory AddedArchdiocese of Edmonton (Légal and Morinville) Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta
12 May 1979Territory AddedDiocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (Territory between 55 and 58 degree latitude and 110 and 113 longitude) Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta
2 April 2012Territory AddedDiocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith (Fort Chipewyan) Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195019,27371,04427.1%3120513771516235ap1951
196632,27890,00035.9%4318615291822687ap1967
197035,55696,30936.9%4113546581616454ap1971
197620,40053,20038.3%2983755199045ap1977
198028,50095,00030.0%261339730189355ap1981
199043,125131,70032.7%201212,053116068ap1991
199943,125129,37533.3%284321,347144396ap2000
200043,075129,37533.3%243271,595131996ap2001
200143,075129,37533.3%242261,656131996ap2002
200253,365129,37541.2%253281,905131758ap2003
200353,365129,31541.3%303331,617131759ap2004
200453,365129,31541.3%275321,667152059ap2005
201057,373130,20044.1%1910291,97810101760ap2011
2014105,177248,54242.3%249333,187692138ap2015
2017107,168253,59642.3%208283,827681338ap2018
2020108,382250,54243.3%248323,38698938ap2021
2022105,000250,36541.9%255303,50095438ap2023

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 41, Page 18, to Page 20
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 217, and Page 218
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 71, Page 944, and Page 945
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 105, Page 117, and Page 118

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