Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary is a diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

that includes the Calgary Region

Calgary Region

The Calgary Region is an area centred around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It consists of the City of Calgary, Rocky View County and the municipalities it encloses, and the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 and the municipalities it encloses. The Calgary Census Metropolitan Area and Calgary...

, all of southern Alberta

Southern Alberta

Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...

and the extreme lower half of the Alberta's Rockies

Alberta's Rockies

Alberta's Rockies comprises the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is a region on the southwestern part of the province, along the British Columbia border. It covers all but the south of Census Division 15....

region. It is currently led by Bishop Frederick Henry

Frederick Henry (bishop)

Frederick Bernard Henry is the seventh and current Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada.-Biography:...

. It is a suffragan diocese for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in the Province of Alberta. Its suffragan dioceses are Calgary and Saint Paul. Historically, the archdiocese was preceded by the Diocese of St Albert which was erected in 1871. In 1912 the present archdiocese was erected...

.

The diocese contains
82+ parishes and missions specifically:
37 parishes in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

alone; of which, 10 are ethnic parishes, an additional university parish to serve the University of Calgary

University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...

and
45+ parishes and missions designated for southern Alberta and the rockies lower region.

In 2006: 87 Diocesan priests,
38 Religious priests

Priesthood (Catholic Church)

The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church include the orders of bishops, deacons and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. The ordained priesthood and common priesthood are different in function and essence....

427,200 Catholics.
110 Women Religious,
48 Religious Brothers and
30 permanent deacons make up the spiritual work force in Calgary not including the other regions.

Calgary Parishes

Downtown
Downtown Calgary
Downtown Calgary is a region of central Calgary, Alberta. It is not a single neighbourhood per se, but is actually a larger community containing three neighbourhoods and a number of districts....

:
- St. Mary's Cathedral
  St. Mary's Cathedral (Calgary)
  St. Mary's Cathedral in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is a Roman Catholic cathedral. The building’s full name is The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.- History:...
- Sacred Heart
- St. Francis of Assisi
North West:

North East

South West
- Holy Name
- Holy Spirit
- St. Anthony
- St. Elizabeth of Hungary (Magyar-Hungarian)
- Ste. Famille (French)
- St. Gerard
- St. James
- St. Michael the Archangel

South East
- Holy Trinity
- Our Lady of Fatima (Portuguese & English)
- Our Lady of Mt. Bistrica (Croatian & English)
- St. Albert the Great
- St. Anne (Korean)
- St. Bernadette
- St. Bonaventure
- St. Cecilia's
- St. Patrick's
  St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Calgary, Alberta)
  St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Roman Catholic church building located at 14608 Macleod Trail in the Midnapore neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was built in 1904 by local crafstmen on land donated by Patrick Glenn, son of John Glenn and a...
- St. Vincent Liem (Vietnamese)

Rural Parishes and Missions

Airdrie

Airdrie, Alberta

Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located just north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor. The City of Airdrie is part of Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area and a member community of the Calgary Regional Partnership . Due to its proximity to Calgary, Airdrie's population has been...

St. Paul
- Mission: St. Agnes, Carstairs
  Carstairs, Alberta
  Carstairs is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2A, south of the provincial capital, Edmonton, and north of Calgary, the nearest major city. The closest neighbouring communities are the towns of Didsbury and Crossfield...

Banff

Banff, Alberta

Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise....

St. Mary's

Beiseker

Beiseker, Alberta

Beiseker is a village in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Calgary. It is considered to be an outermost part of the Calgary Region and is included within Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area...

St. Mary's

Blairmore

Blairmore, Alberta

Blairmore is an urban community in the Rocky Mountains within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was formerly incorporated as a town prior to 1979 when it amalgamated with four other municipalities to form Crowsnest Pass...

(Crowsnest Pass)

Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a specialized municipality located in the Crowsnest Pass of the Rocky Mountains in southwest Alberta, Canada. The municipality formed as a result of the amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of Bellevue, the Town of Blairmore, Town of Coleman, the...

Holy Trinity

Bow Island

St. Michael's
- Mission: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Foremost
  Foremost, Alberta
  - See also :* List of communities in Alberta* List of villages in Alberta* Foremost Formation* Foremost Airport- External links :* * AlbertaFirst....

Brocket

Brocket, Alberta

Brocket is a settlement in Peigan 147, in southern Alberta located on the Highway 3, between Pincher Creek and Fort Macleod. It is the main community on the Peigan reserve.-Demographics:...

St. Paul's

Brooks

Brooks, Alberta

Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally...

St. Mary's

Canmore

Canmore, Alberta

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is located in the Bow Valley within Alberta's Rockies. The town shares a border with Kananaskis Country to the west and south and the Municipal District of...

Sacred Heart

Chestermere

Chestermere, Alberta

Chestermere is a town adjacent to the City of Calgary in the Province of Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County. It is largely a bedroom community of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Regional Partnership...

St. Gabriel the Archangel

Claresholm

Claresholm, Alberta

Claresholm is a town located within southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of the City of Lethbridge and south of the City of Calgary. The town is the seat of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No...

Christ the King
- Mission: St. Cecilia, Nanton
  Nanton, Alberta
  Nanton is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. Nanton was named after Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton, of Winnipeg who directed firms that offered financing for farms and ranches throughout the west...
- Mission: St. Mary's, Champion
  Champion, Alberta
  Champion is a village in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County. It is located on Highway 23, approximately north of Lethbridge and south of Calgary, Alberta.- Demographics :...

Cluny

St. Mary's

Coaldale

Coaldale, Alberta

Coaldale is a town in southern Alberta, Canada, located east of Lethbridge, along the Crowsnest Highway.- Attractions :The main attractions are the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre, the Land o' Lakes Golf Course, and the Gem of the West Museum....

St. Ambrose

Cochrane

Cochrane, Alberta

Cochrane is a town in the Canadian province of Alberta. The town is located 18 km west of the Calgary city limits along Highway 1A. With a population of 15,424 , Cochrane is the second largest town in Alberta and one of the fastest growing communities in Canada...

St. Mary's

Drumheller

Drumheller, Alberta

Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...

St. Anthony

Fort Macleod

Fort Macleod, Alberta

Fort Macleod is a town in the southwest corner of the province of Alberta, Canada. It was founded as a North-West Mounted Police barracks, and is named in honour of the North-West Mounted Police Colonel James Macleod. The town's current mayor is Shawn Patience.- History and heritage preservation...

Holy Cross
- Mission: St. Theresa, Cardston
  Cardston, Alberta
  -Demographics:The population of the Town of Cardston according to its 2007 municipal census is 3,578.In 2006, it had a population of 3,452 living in 1,234 dwellings, a 0.7% decrease from 2001...

Hanna

Hanna, Alberta

Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada.The town's main industries are agriculture, oil production, tourism, and coal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses...

St. George's

High River

High River, Alberta

High River is a town in southwestern Alberta, Canada with a population of 10,716. It is south of the city of Calgary, at the junction of Alberta Highways 2 and 23...

St. Francis de Sales
- Mission: St. Andrew's, Vulcan
  Vulcan, Alberta
  Vulcan is a town located midway between the cities of Calgary and Lethbridge on Highway 23, in the prairies of southern Alberta, Canada. The population of the town was 1,940 in 2006, and the population of the county, which is also named Vulcan, was 3,718. The town's economy is mainly tourism and...

Lethbridge

Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Medicine Hat, known to locals as "The Hat", is a city of 61,097 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. It is enclaved within Cypress County along with the nearby Town of Redcliff, although neither is part of the county....

Milk River

Milk River, Alberta

Milk River is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada, located on and named after the Milk River, which flows immediately to its south. It is south of Lethbridge, and from the Canada-U.S. border. It is primarily a service centre for the many farms and cattle ranches which surround...

St. Peter
- Mission: St. Isidore's, Allerston
  Allerston, Alberta
  Allerston, formerly Allersville, is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5. It is located approximately east of the Town of Milk River and north of the United States-Canada border on Township Road 24, off Highway 501. All that remains of Allerston is a...

Okotoks

Okotoks, Alberta

Okotoks is a town situated on the Sheep River, south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership, a cooperative of communities within the Calgary Region. Okotoks has become a popular bedroom community for the City of Calgary...

St. James
- Mission: St. Michael's, Black Diamond
  Black Diamond, Alberta
  Black Diamond is a sister town to Turner Valley. There exists a three-kilometer trail next to the roadway between Black Diamond and Turner Valley named the Friendship Trail. It has a hospital, shops, hotels and residences, an elementary school [K-6] and highschool [7-12] as well a hockey rink and...

Oyen

Oyen, Alberta

-Demographics:The population of the Town of Oyen according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,190.In 2006, Oyen had a population of 1,015 living in 404 dwellings, a 0.5% decrease from 2001. The town has a land area of and a population density of .-External links:...

Sacred Heart

Picture Butte

Picture Butte, Alberta

Picture Butte is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the city of Lethbridge. It claims the title of "Livestock Feeding Capital of Canada."...

St. Catherine's

Pincher Creek

Pincher Creek, Alberta

Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies in the centre of ranching country, north of Waterton Lakes National Park.The town's mayor is Ernie Olsen.- History :...

St. Michael
- Mission: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Waterton

Rockyford

Rockyford, Alberta

Rockyford is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 88 km east of the city of Calgary and 56 km south-west of Drumheller.- Demographics :...

St. Rita

Siksika Nation

The Siksika Nation is a First Nation in southern Alberta, Canada. The name Siksiká comes from the Blackfoot words sik and iká , with a connector s between the two words. The plural form of Siksiká is Siksikáwa...

Holy Trinity

Standoff

Immaculate Conception
- Mission: four churches on the Blood Reserve
  Blood 148, Alberta
  Blood 148 is an indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood first nation and was established under the provisions of the Treaty 7...

Strathmore

Strathmore, Alberta

Strathmore is a town located along the Trans-Canada Highway in southern Alberta, Canada, east of the city of Calgary, within the boundaries of Wheatland County.- History :...

Sacred Heart

Taber

St. Augustine

Vauxhall

Vauxhall, Alberta

Vauxhall is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Taber, in the prairie land between Bow River and Oldman River....

St. Joseph

Residential bishops

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

John Thomas McNally (1913-1924)
John Thomas Kidd (1925-1931)
Peter Joseph Monahan (1932-1935)
Francis Patrick Carroll (1935-1966)
Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm (auxiliary bishop) (1963-1966)
Francis Joseph Klein (1967-1968)
Paul John O'Byrne (1968-1998)
Frederick Henry
Frederick Henry (bishop)
Frederick Bernard Henry is the seventh and current Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada.-Biography:...

(1998-present)

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