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Archdiocese of Winnipeg

Archidioecesis Vinnipegensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Richard Joseph Gagnon, Archbishop
  • James Vernon Weisgerber, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Erected: 4 December 1915
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Manitoba
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 116,405 (44,961 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: West (Ouest)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: W
  • Official Web Site: https://www.archwinnipeg.ca
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 1495 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2C6, Canada
  • Telephone: (204)452-2227
  • Fax: 475-4409

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
4 December 1915ErectedArchdiocese of Saint-Boniface Archdiocese of Winnipeg (erected)
20 March 1937Territory AddedArchdiocese of Saint-Boniface (Boundaries adjusted to match civil boundaries)
Archdiocese of Winnipeg (Boundaries adjusted to match civil boundaries)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195076,191510,26214.9%67661335724048164ap1951
196695,000575,00016.5%751051805275051670ap1967
197097,500612,95615.9%6511017555711745877ap1971
197697,500612,95615.9%57100157621211436775ap1977
1980100,800634,00015.9%5086136741139834468ap1981
1990152,700635,00024.0%54641181,2941867258146ap1991
1999170,590667,20925.6%6128891,9161933173102ap2000
2000170,590667,20925.6%5530852,006183315891ap2001
2001170,590667,20925.6%5527822,080173015391ap2002
2002170,590667,20925.6%5828861,983163114291ap2003
2003170,590667,20925.6%6126871,960162913792ap2004
2004155,000667,20923.2%6026861,802162913692ap2005
2010166,000707,00023.5%6026861,930192711392ap2011
2014158,095573,09527.6%6318811,951202010989ap2015
2017163,730592,49027.6%6522871,88119259488ap2018
2020166,400604,70027.5%6117782,13322204488ap2021

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 29, Page 272

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