The Archdiocese of Edmonton ( la, Archidioecesis Edmontonensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese in the Canadian civil province of

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. The archbishop's cathedral see is located in St. Joseph Cathedral, a

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Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

. The Archdiocese of Edmonton is the

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of its

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, which also contains two suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Calgary and Saint Paul in Alberta. On March 22, 2007,

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Information Services announced that a Halifax native, Bishop Richard William Smith of the

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, Canada, had been appointed as Archbishop of Edmonton by

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. On Saturday, July 14, 2012, an official news release from

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(VIS), an arm of the Holy See Press Office, stated that

had appointed Gregory Bittman, who until then had been serving as the Judicial Vicar and as Archdiocesan Chancellor, as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton and

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of Caltadria.

Ecclesiastical province

Its suffragan sees are : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary * Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul, Alberta

History

Established on 22 September 1871 as the Diocese of St Albert (Latin Sancti Alberti), on territory split off from the then Diocese of Saint-Boniface, to which it lost territory again in 1889 (meanwhile Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface) Promoted on 1912.11.30 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton / Edmontonen(sis) (Latin), having lost territory to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary as its first suffragan. Lost territory again on 1948.07.17 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul, Alberta, which became its second suffragan. It enjoyed a Papal visit from

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in September 1984. The Archdiocese of Edmonton was later criticized for its handling of sex abuse allegations against Rev. Patrick O'Neill and was sued by one of O'Neil's alleged victims in 2012.

Diocesan episcopate

(all Roman rite) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Edmonton'' *

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(O.M.I.) (1871.09.22 – death 1902.06.03), previously

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(1857.12.11 – 1871.09.22) as Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1857.12.11 – 1871.09.22) * Émile-Joseph Legal, O.M.I. (1902.06.03 – see promoted 1912.11.30 ''see below''), succeeding as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Albert (1897.03.29 – 1902.06.03) and Titular Bishop of Pogla (1897.03.29 – 1902.06.03) ;''Metropolitan Archbishops of Edmonton'' * Émile-Joseph Legal, O.M.I. (''see above'' 1912.11.30 – death 1920.03.10) *

Henry Joseph O'Leary Henry Joseph O'Leary (March 13, 1879 – March 5, 1938) was a Canadian cleric, the fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown, and later the second Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Born in Richibucto, New Brunswick t ...

, (1920.09.07 – death 1938.03.05), previously Bishop of Charlottetown (Canada) (1913.01.29 – 1920.09.07) * John Hugh MacDonald, (1938.03.05 – retired 1964.08.11), previously ; later Bishop of

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(Canada) (1934.08.11 – 1936.12.16) and Titular Archbishop of Mocissus (1936.12.16 – 1938.03.05) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton (1936.12.16 – succession 1938.03.05); emeritate as

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of Mediana (1964.08.11 – death 1965.01.17) * Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. (1964.08.11 – retired 1973.07.02), previously Titular Bishop of Vada (1945.06.22 – 1955.04.27) as

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of Prince Rupert (Canada) (1945.06.22 – 1955.04.27), then Titular Archbishop of Silyum (1955.04.27 – 1964.08.11) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton (1955.04.27 – succession 1964.08.11); died 1982 * Joseph MacNeil, (1973.07.02 – retired 1999.06.07), also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1979 – 1981); previously Bishop of

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(Canada) (1969.04.09 – 1973.07.02) * Thomas Collins (1999.06.07 – 2006.12.16), also

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of suffragan

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

(Canada) (2001.03.16 – 2001.09.08); previously Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Paul (1997.03.25 – 1997.06.30) succeeding as Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada) (1997.06.30 – 1999.02.18), Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton (1999.02.18 – 1999.06.07); later Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Ontario, Canada) (2006.12.16 – ...), created

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of S. Patrizio (2012.02.18 012.10.23– ...), Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2014.01.15 – ...) * Richard William Smith, ( 2007– ...) ;''Coadjutor bishops'' * John Hugh MacDonald (1936-1938) * Thomas Collins (1999), future cardinal ;''Auxiliary bishop'' * Gregory John Bittman (2012-2018), later appointed Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia ;''Other priests of this diocese who became bishops'' *

James Charles McGuigan James Charles McGuigan (November 26, 1894 – April 8, 1974) was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the longest-serving Archbishop of Toronto, serving for almost 37 years from 1934 to 1971. He became the first English-speaking ...

, appointed Archbishop of Regina in 1930; future Cardinal * Charles Leo Nelligan, appointed Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario in 1937 * Edward Quentin Jennings, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1941 * Michael Cornelius O’Neill, appointed Archbishop of Regina in 1947 * Wilfrid Emmett Doyle, appointed Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia in 1958 * Paul Terrio, appointed Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta in 2012 * Stephen Andrew Hero, appointed Bishop of Prince Albert in 2021

Statistics and extent

The archdiocese (not including its suffragan dioceses) covers

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and the middle and upper half of the

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region. The Archdiocese includes the greater Edmonton area but also covers a geographic region stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the west to the Saskatchewan boundary in the east, from Olds in the south to Grande Cache in the north. It acknowledges that the Archdiocese is situated on traditional lands, parts of which are within Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8 territories of the Alexander First Nation (Cree), Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation (Stoney), Enoch Cree Nation (Cree), Ermineskin Cree Nation (Cree), Louis Bull Tribe (Cree), Montana First Nation (Cree), O’Chiese First Nation (Western Ojibwa), Paul First Nation (Cree/Stoney), Samson Cree Nation (Cree), and Sunchild First Nation (Cree). Mass is celebrated in at least 16 different languages, including Cree, French, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Croatian, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Italian, Hungarian, Korean, Latin, Sudanese, and American Sign Language. As of 2020, it pastorally served 436,792 Catholics (26.4% of 1,899,097 total) on 150,000 km² in 122 parishes and missions with 126 priests, 40 permanent deacons, 163 religious sisters, 8 religious brothers, 5 members of lay institutes, 15 lay missionaries and 12 seminarians.

Edmonton parishes

*Annunciation *Assumption
Good ShepherdHoly Rosary (Polish)Holy Spirit
*Mary Help of Christians (Chinese) *Nativity of Mary (Croatian)
Our Lady of Fatima (Portuguese)
*Our Lady of Good Help, Maronite Catholic Community *Our Lady of Guadalupe (Spanish) *Our Lady of Loretto (Military)
Our Lady Queen of Poland (Polish)
*Queen of Martyrs (Vietnamese) * Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples *St. Agnes *St. Alphonsus *St. Andrew *St. Angela Merici *St. Anne (French) (merged with St. Joachim as of October 2014) *St. Anthony
St. CharlesSt. Clare
*St. Dominic Savio *St. Edmund *St. Emeric (Hungarian) *St. Joachim (French) *St. John Bosco
St. John the EvangelistSt. Joseph's Basilica
*St. Joseph's College Chapel *St. Jung Ha Sang (Korean) *St. Maria Goretti (Italian) *St. Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf *St. Matthew *St. Michael - Resurrection
St. Theresa
*St. Thomas d'Aquin
St. Thomas More

Rural parishes

Alberta Beach *Lac Ste. Anne Bashaw *Immaculate Heart of Mary

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*St. Vital Camrose *St. Francis Xavier

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*St. Maria Goretti

Drayton Valley Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, known for its vast oil fields. The town is located between the North Sas ...

*St. Anthony Edson *Sacred Heart Enoch *Our Lady of Mercy *St. Alexander Mission Evansburg *St. Elizabeth

Fort Saskatchewan Fort Saskatchewan is a city along the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Edmonton, the provincial capital. It is part of the Edmonton census metropolitan area and one of 24 municipalities that constitute the Edmo ...

*Our Lady of the Angels Gibbons *Sacred Heart

Grande Cache Grande Cache is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within and administered by the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16. It is located on Highway 40 approximately northwest of Hinton and west of Edmonton. Grande Cache overlooks the Smo ...

*Holy Cross Hinton *Our Lady of the Foothills Innisfail *Our Lady of Peace

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*Our Lady of Lourdes

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*Killiam-Daysland-Heisler

Lacombe Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France People * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot * Bernard Lac ...

*St. Stephen Leduc
Our Lady of VictorySt. Michael

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*St. Anthony Ma-Me-O-Beach *St. Theresa

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*Our Lady of Seven Sorrows

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*St. Agnes

Onoway Onoway is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 37 and Highway 43. History Two theories are behind the naming of the community. "Onoway" in Chipewyan translates to "fair field ...

*St. Rose of Lima

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St. Stephen
Ponoka *St. Augustine Provost *St. Mary

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*Sacred Heart *St. Mary's

Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David T ...

*St. Matthew

Rimbey Rimbey is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highways 20 and 53 in the Blindman River valley area approximately northwest of Red Deer and southwest of Edmonton. Provincially, Rimbey is part of the Rimbey-Roc ...

*St. Margaret St. Albert *Holy Family *St. Albert Francophone Community *St. Albert *St. Peter, Villeneuve Stettler *Christ - King

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Holy Trinity
Sherwood Park *Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sylvan Lake *Our Lady of the Assumption Trochu *St. Anne of the Prairies

Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word ''wītaskiwinihk'', meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin is ...

*Sacred Heart Wainwright
Blessed Sacrament

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*Holy Name of Jesus

Vegreville Vegreville ( uk, Веґревіль) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the ''Vegre ...

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Archdiocesan Media

The ''Western Catholic Reporter'' was a weekly newspaper published in

, Alberta, Canada that covered the

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. The newspaper was owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton. Its declared mission was to serve its readers by helping them deepen their faith through accurate information and reflective commentary on events and issues of concern to the Church. The ''Reporter'' closed in 2016 and was replaced by the news websit
Grandin Media

References

Sources and external links

The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton home page

retrieved July 13, 2006
Western Catholic Reporter

Grandin Media
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