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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton

December 18, 2023

The Archdiocese of Edmonton (Latin: Archidioecesis Edmontonensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese in the Canadian civil province of Alberta. The archbishop's cathedral see is located in St. Joseph Cathedral, a minor basilica in Edmonton. The Archdiocese of Edmonton is the metropolitan see of its ecclesiastical province, which also contains two suffragan dioceses: the Dioceses of Calgary and Saint Paul in Alberta.

Archdiocese of Edmonton

Archidioecesis Edmontonensis
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical provinceEdmonton
Statistics
Area81,151 km2 (31,333 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
1,557,922
368,545 (23.7%)
Parishes129
Schools10
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1912-11-30
CathedralSt. Joseph's Basilica
Secular priests96
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRichard William Smith
Map
Website
caedm.ca

On March 22, 2007, Vatican Information Services announced that a Halifax native, Bishop Richard William Smith of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke, Canada, had been appointed as Archbishop of Edmonton by Pope Benedict XVI. On Saturday, July 14, 2012, an official news release from Vatican Information Service (VIS), an arm of the Holy See Press Office, stated that Pope Benedict XVI 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 Titular Bishop of Caltadria.[1] On February 6, 2018, Pope Francis appointed him the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson in southeastern British Columbia.[2] He left the Archdiocese of Edmonton and took possession of the Diocese of Nelson on April 25, 2018.

Ecclesiastical province edit

Its suffragan sees are :

History edit

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 Pope John Paul II 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.[3]

Diocesan episcopate edit

(all Roman rite)

Suffragan Bishops of Edmonton
Metropolitan Archbishops of Edmonton
  • Émile-Joseph Legal, O.M.I. (see above 1912.11.30 – death 1920.03.10)
  • Henry Joseph O'Leary, (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 Victoria (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 Titular Archbishop 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 Apostolic Vicar 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 Saint John, New Brunswick (Canada) (1969.04.09 – 1973.07.02)
  • Thomas Collins (1999.06.07 – 2006.12.16), also Apostolic Administrator of suffragan Saint Paul (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 Toronto (Ontario, Canada) (2006.12.16 – ...), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio (2012.02.18 [2012.10.23] – ...), 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, 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 edit

The archdiocese (not including its suffragan dioceses) covers Central Alberta, Edmonton Capital Region and the middle and upper half of the Alberta's Rockies 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.[4]

Edmonton parishes edit

Rural parishes edit

  •  
    Saint Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton
  •  
    Sacred Heart Church, Edmonton

Archdiocesan Media edit

The Western Catholic Reporter was a weekly newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that covered the Catholic religion.

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 website Grandin Media.

References edit

  1. ^ . www.microsofttranslator.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Bishop Gregory J. Bittman".
  3. ^ "Ex-altar boy sues Catholic church over sex abuse allegations | Toronto Sun".
  4. ^ "About the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton".

Sources and external links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton.
  • The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton home page
  • Gcatholic with Google map and - satellite photo
  • Archdiocese of Edmonton page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13, 2006
  • Western Catholic Reporter
  • Grandin Media

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The Archdiocese of Edmonton Latin Archidioecesis Edmontonensis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese in the Canadian civil province of Alberta The archbishop s cathedral see is located in St Joseph Cathedral a minor basilica in Edmonton The Archdiocese of Edmonton is the metropolitan see of its ecclesiastical province which also contains two suffragan dioceses the Dioceses of Calgary and Saint Paul in Alberta Archdiocese of EdmontonArchidioecesis EdmontonensisLocationCountry CanadaEcclesiastical provinceEdmontonStatisticsArea81 151 km2 31 333 sq mi Population Total Catholics1 557 922368 545 23 7 Parishes129Schools10InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished1912 11 30CathedralSt Joseph s BasilicaSecular priests96Current leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopRichard William SmithMapWebsitecaedm caOn March 22 2007 Vatican Information Services announced that a Halifax native Bishop Richard William Smith of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke Canada had been appointed as Archbishop of Edmonton by Pope Benedict XVI On Saturday July 14 2012 an official news release from Vatican Information Service VIS an arm of the Holy See Press Office stated that Pope Benedict XVI 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 Titular Bishop of Caltadria 1 On February 6 2018 Pope Francis appointed him the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson in southeastern British Columbia 2 He left the Archdiocese of Edmonton and took possession of the Diocese of Nelson on April 25 2018 Contents 1 Ecclesiastical province 2 History 3 Diocesan episcopate 4 Statistics and extent 4 1 Edmonton parishes 4 2 Rural parishes 5 Archdiocesan Media 6 References 7 Sources and external linksEcclesiastical province editIts suffragan sees are Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul AlbertaHistory editEstablished 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 Pope John Paul II 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 3 Diocesan episcopate edit all Roman rite Suffragan Bishops of EdmontonVital Justin Grandin Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate O M I 1871 09 22 death 1902 06 03 previously Titular Bishop of Satala 1857 12 11 1871 09 22 as Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Boniface Canada 1857 12 11 1871 09 22 Emile 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 EdmontonEmile Joseph Legal O M I see above 1912 11 30 death 1920 03 10 Henry Joseph O Leary 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 Victoria 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 Titular Archbishop 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 Apostolic Vicar 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 Saint John New Brunswick Canada 1969 04 09 1973 07 02 Thomas Collins 1999 06 07 2006 12 16 also Apostolic Administrator of suffragan Saint Paul 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 Toronto Ontario Canada 2006 12 16 created Cardinal Priest of S Patrizio 2012 02 18 2012 10 23 Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion 2014 01 15 Richard William Smith 2007 Coadjutor bishopsJohn Hugh MacDonald 1936 1938 Thomas Collins 1999 future cardinalAuxiliary bishopGregory John Bittman 2012 2018 later appointed Bishop of Nelson British ColumbiaOther priests of this diocese who became bishopsJames Charles McGuigan 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 2021Statistics and extent editThe archdiocese not including its suffragan dioceses covers Central Alberta Edmonton Capital Region and the middle and upper half of the Alberta s Rockies 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 km 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 4 Edmonton parishes edit Annunciation Assumption Good Shepherd Holy 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 Charles St Clare St Dominic Savio St Edmund St Emeric Hungarian St Joachim French St John Bosco St John the Evangelist St 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 edit Alberta Beach Lac Ste AnneBashaw Immaculate Heart of MaryBeaumont St VitalCamrose St Francis XavierDevon St Maria GorettiDrayton Valley St AnthonyEdson Sacred HeartEnoch Our Lady of Mercy St Alexander MissionEvansburg St ElizabethFort Saskatchewan Our Lady of the AngelsGibbons Sacred HeartGrande Cache Holy CrossHinton Our Lady of the Foothills Innisfail Our Lady of PeaceJasper Our Lady of LourdesKillam Killiam Daysland HeislerLacombe St StephenLeduc Our Lady of Victory St MichaelLloydminster St AnthonyMa Me O Beach St TheresaMaskwacis Our Lady of Seven SorrowsMayerthorpe St AgnesOnoway St Rose of LimaOlds St StephenPonoka St AugustineProvost St MaryRed Deer Sacred Heart St Mary s Rocky Mountain House St MatthewRimbey St MargaretSt Albert Holy Family St Albert Francophone Community St Albert St Peter VilleneuveStettler Christ KingSpruce Grove Holy TrinitySherwood Park Our Lady of Perpetual HelpSylvan Lake Our Lady of the AssumptionTrochu St Anne of the PrairiesWetaskiwin Sacred HeartWainwright Blessed SacramentVermilion Holy Name of JesusVegreville St Martin of Tours nbsp Saint Joseph s Basilica Edmonton nbsp Sacred Heart Church EdmontonArchdiocesan Media editThe Western Catholic Reporter was a weekly newspaper published in Edmonton Alberta Canada that covered the Catholic religion 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 website Grandin Media nbsp Canada portal nbsp Catholicism portalReferences edit Bing Microsoft Translator www microsofttranslator com Archived from the original on 4 October 2013 Bishop Gregory J Bittman Ex altar boy sues Catholic church over sex abuse allegations Toronto Sun About the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton Sources and external links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton home page Gcatholic with Google map and satellite photo Archdiocese of Edmonton page at catholichierarchy org retrieved July 13 2006 Western 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