The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta is a Roman Catholic 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 part of the Province of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

. It is currently led by Bishop Joseph Luc André Bouchard.

As of 2004, the diocese contains 59 parishes, 27 active diocesan priests, 5 religious priests, and 53,000 Catholics. It also has 20 Women Religious, 5 Religious Brothers, and 1 permanent deacon.

Residential bishops

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

• Maurice Baudoux
  Maurice Baudoux
  Archbishop Maurice Baudoux, OC was a Canadian priest and the Archbishop of Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada....
  
   (1948–1952)
• Philip Lussier (1952–1968)
• Edouard Gagnon (1969–1972)
• Raymond Roy (1972–1997)
• Thomas Christopher Collins
  Thomas Christopher Collins
  Thomas Christopher Collins is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the tenth and current Archbishop of Toronto, having previously served as Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta and Archbishop of Edmonton .-Early life and education:Collins was born in Guelph, Ontario, the son of the...
  
   (1997–1999)
• Joseph Luc André Bouchard  (2001–present)

List of Parishes

St. Gabriel, Athabasca

Athabasca

Athabasca is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap-āsk-ā-w , meaning “grass or reeds here and there”.Related to the lake are several other geographical and administrative features called Athabasca...

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

Mission of St. Catherine, Rochester, Alberta

• Priest: Nguyen, Rev. Hong

St. Anne, Barrhead, Alberta

Barrhead, Alberta

Barrhead is a town in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of the City of Edmonton...

Mission of St. John the Evangelist, Swan Hills, Alberta

Swan Hills, Alberta

Swan Hills is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Whitecourt at the junction of Highway 32 and Grizzly Trail. Swan Hills is located in Municipal District of Big Lakes within census Division No...

Mission of St. John, Ft. Assiniboine, Alberta

• Priest: Thekkanath, cmi, Rev. Paul
  • Deacon: Olson, Deacon Terry

St. Louis, Bonnyville, Alberta

Bonnyville, Alberta

Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No...

• Priest: Jubinville, Fr. Mario
• Priest: Kannanaikal, Fr. Paulson
  • Deacon: Lizotte, Deacon Marcel

St. Alphonsus, Boyle, Alberta

Boyle, Alberta

Boyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately north of Edmonton.Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education Justice John R...

Mission of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Prosperity, Alberta

Mission of Holy Rosary, Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, Alberta

• Priest: Sicotte, Rev. Roger

St. Dominic, Cold Lake, Alberta

Cold Lake, Alberta

Cold Lake is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada, named after the lake it is situated near.-Geography:The city is situated in Alberta's "Lakeland" district, 300 km northeast of Edmonton, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border. The area surrounding the city is sparsely populated,...

Mission of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ardmore, Alberta

Mission of Our Lady of the Assumption, Cold Lake, Alberta

• Priest: Blanco, Rev. Hamilcar
  • Deacon: Woodcock, Deacon John

St. Vincent, Conklin, Alberta

Conklin, Alberta

Conklin is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is located on Highway 881 between Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche. It has an elevation of .The hamlet is located in census division No...

Mission of St. John the Baptist, Fort McMurray, Alberta

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta

Fort Chipewyan, Alberta

Fort Chipewyan, commonly referred to as Fort Chip, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. It is located on the western tip of Lake Athabasca, adjacent to Wood Buffalo National Park, approximately north of Fort McMurray.Fort Chipewyan is one of...

Mission of St. John the Baptist, Fort McMurray, Alberta

St. Joseph's, Fort Kent, Alberta

Mission of St. Michael, Elk Point, Alberta

Mission of St. Eugene, Fishing Lake, Alberta

• Priest: Umeohanna, smmm, Rev. Ambrose
  • Deacon: Organ, Deacon Anthony
    • Pastoral Agent: Lavoie, Louise

St. Juilien, Fort MacKay, Alberta

Mission of St. John the Baptist, Fort McMurray, Alberta

St. John the Baptist, Fort McMurray, Alberta

Mission of Fort MacKay

Mission of Chard

Mission of Conklin

Mission of Fort Chipewyan

• Priest: Gauthier, Fr. Gerard
• Priest: Schoenberger, Fr. Andrew
  • Deacon: Metz, Deacon Jerry
  • Deacon: Chan, Deacon, Raymond
    • Pastoral Agent: Muncaster, Annabelle

St. Gabriel, Janvier, Alberta

Mission of St. John the Baptist, Fort McMurray, Alberta

St. Paul Church, Fort McMurray, 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 Our Lady of the Snows, Big Bay/Owl River, Alberta

Mission of Holy Rosary, Heart Lake Reserve, Alberta

Mission of Our Lady of the Poor, Elinor Lake, Alberta

• Priest: Iwu, smmm, Fr. Sabinus
  • Deacon: Murphy, Deacon Pat
  • Deacon: Sehn, Deacon Ernie

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

• Priest: Realuyo, Rev. Rene
  • Deacon: Desjarlais, Deacon Walter

St. Emile, Legal, Alberta

Mission of Our Lady of Victories, Vimy, Alberta

Mission of Our Lady of Mount Caarmel, Waugh, Alberta

• Priest: Nwachukwu, smmm, Rev. Damian

St. Jean de Brebeuf, Mallaig, Alberta

Mission of St. Helen, St. Lina, Alberta

Mission of St. Anthony, Goodridge, Alberta

• Priest: Muobike, smmm, Fr. Casmir

St. Jean Baptiste, Morinville, Alberta

Morinville, Alberta

Morinville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton on Highway 2.- History :Morinville was settled by Father Morin, an Oblate missionary, who brought many French settlers in the late 1800s, followed by several German pioneers—hence its many French and German families...

• Priest: Warius, omi, Rev. Ignacy
  • Deacon: McMorrow, Deacon Joe

St. Isidore, Plamondon, Alberta

Mission of St. Philippe, Atmore, Alberta

Mission of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Breynat, Alberta

• Priest: Ikeme, smmm, Rev. Vitus

Sacred Heart, Saddle Lake Reserve, Alberta

Mission of St. Laurent, Brosseau, Alberta

• Priest: Tran, Rev. Peter

St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Alberta

St. Paul, Alberta

St. Paul is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called St. Paul de Métis and was originally a French-Catholic settlement and mission to the Metis people....

• Priest: Chakkalacakal, cmi, Rev. Moses
  • • Pastoral Agent: Corbiere, Alice

St. Anne, Thorhild, Alberta

Thorhild, Alberta

Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately north of the City of Edmonton....

Mission of St. Patrick, Clyde Alberta

Mission of Sacred Heart, Egremont, Alberta

Mission of St. Joseph

• Priest: Chirappanath, cmi, Rev. Jose

Sacred Heart, Vilna, Alberta

Mission of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Kikino, Alberta

Mission of St. Mathais, Goodfish Lake, Alberta

Mission of Our Lady of Atonement, Smoky Lake, Alberta

Smoky Lake, Alberta

Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek. Long Lake Provincial Park is located north of the town.- Demographics :In 2006,...

• Priest: Jubinville, Rev. Martin
  • • Pastoral Agent: Lalonde, Marian (Smoky Lake)

St. Mary of Assumption, Westlock, Alberta

Westlock, Alberta

Westlock is a town in central Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1913, the town is primarily an agricultural, business, and government administration centre serving communities and rural areas within surrounding Westlock County.- Geography :...

Mission of Christ the King, Jarvie, Alberta

Mission of St. Benoit, Pickardville, Albea

Mission of St. Finnan, Dapp, Alberta

• Priest: Abram, Rev. Dario

St. Joseph, Whitecourt, Alberta

Whitecourt, Alberta

Whitecourt is a town in Alberta, Canada within Woodlands County. It is located northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32 and has an elevation of ....

Mission of Our Lady of Peace, Fox Creek, Alberta

• Priest: Zamora, Jr. Rev. Limneo "Nong"

• Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006

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