The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina ( la, Archidioecesis Reginatensis) is a

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archdiocese comprising the southern part of the Canadian province of

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, as far north as the 30th township, or about 51°30' lat. The

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includes the suffragan dioceses of Prince Albert and

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. The seat of the diocese is in the city of Regina. The Diocese of Regina was established on March 4, 1910, with Olivier Elzéar Mathieu as its first

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. Only five years later, on December 4, 1915,

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raised the diocese to an archdiocese. Its current archbishop, Most Reverend

Donald Bolen Donald Joseph Bolen (born 7 February 1961), also known as Don Bolen, is a Canadian Catholic prelate. He is the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Regina, since his appointment by Pope Francis on 11 July 2016; having previously served as Bishop of ...

, and staff now serve nearly 124,000 parishioners living in 158 parishes and missions scattered over more than 155,000 square kilometres in southern Saskatchewan. The archdiocese includes 9 deaneries. Map of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina

Map of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina

Construction on the diocese's Holy Rosary Cathedral in Regina extended from 1912 to 1917 and was dedicated to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in November 1913. This extraordinary Romanesque building was built with an interior large enough to welcome parishioners and clergy from across southern Saskatchewan for special Masses, ordinations, funerals, weddings, and installations of archbishops. In 1998, the former Diocese of Gravelbourg was merged with the Archdiocese, with its former cathedral now designated

Our Lady of Assumption Co-Cathedral Our Lady of Assumption Co-Cathedral or the ''Co-Cathédrale de Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption'' is located in the Canadian prairie town of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan. History The cathedral of the francophone former Roman Catholic Diocese of Gravelbou ...

Bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Regina and their terms of service: * Olivier Elzéar Mathieu (1911–1929) *

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 ...

(1930–1934), appointed Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario (Cardinal in 1946) * Peter Joseph Monahan (1935–1947) * Michael Cornelius O'Neill (1947–1973) *

Charles Aimé Halpin Charles Aimé Halpin (30 August 1930 – 16 April 1994) was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from 12 December 1973 until his death. Biography Born 30 August 1930 in St. Eustache, Manitoba, he was or ...

(1973–1994) * Peter Joseph Mallon (1995–2005) * Daniel Bohan (2005–2016) *

(2016–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

James Vernon Weisgerber Vernon James Weisgerber (born May 1, 1938) is a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the retired sixth Archbishop of Winnipeg, serving from August 2000 until October 2013. Early life and education Weisgerber was born in Vibank, ...

, appointed Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1996

References

Archdiocese of Regina page at catholichierarchy.org
retrieved July 13, 2006

External links

* {{coord, 50.4450, N, 104.6260, W, source:wikidata, display=title Organizations based in Regina, Saskatchewan