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Canada

Also known as: Canadá (Deutsch, español, Português), le Canada (français), Canada (Italiano, latine), Kanada (polski), 加拿大 (正體中文), カナダ (日本語)

By Type (74)

Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) Metr. Archdiocese (18)

Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses) Archdiocese (1)

Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) Diocese (51)

Apostolic Exarchates Apostolic Exarchate (2)

Military Ordinariates Military Ordinariate (1)

Personal Ordinariates Personal Ordinariate (1)


By Rite

Roman Rite (59): Amos, Antigonish, Baie-Comeau, Bathurst, Calgary, Charlottetown, Chicoutimi, Churchill–Baie d’Hudson, Corner Brook and Labrador, Edmonton, Edmundston, Gaspé, Gatineau, Grand Falls, Grouard–McLennan, Halifax–Yarmouth, Hamilton, Hearst–Moosonee, Joliette, Kamloops, Keewatin–Le Pas, Kingston, London, Mackenzie–Fort Smith, Military Ordinariate of Canada, Moncton, Montréal, Nelson, Nicolet, Ottawa–Cornwall, Pembroke, Peterborough, Prince Albert, Prince George, Québec, Regina, Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Saint-Boniface, Saint Catharines, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean–Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier, Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint-Paul, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Saskatoon, Sault Sainte Marie, Sherbrooke, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Toronto, Trois-Rivières, Valleyfield, Vancouver, Victoria, Whitehorse, Winnipeg

Anglican Use (1): The Chair of Saint Peter

Armenian Church (1): Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale

Chaldean Church (1): Mar Addai of Toronto

Greek-Melkite Church (1): Saint-Sauveur de Montréal

Maronite Church (1): Saint-Maron de Montréal

Romanian Church (1): Saint George’s in Canton

Ruthenian Church (1): Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto

Syriac Church (1): Canada

Syro-Malabar Church (1): Mississauga

Syro-Malankar Church (1): Saint Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States of America and Canada

Ukrainian Church (5): Edmonton, New Westminster, Saskatoon, Toronto, Winnipeg


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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses


Apostolic Nunciature: Canada Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič (72)

Conference of Bishops: Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (C.C.C.B.) Bishop William Terrence McGrattan (68)

CardinalsCardinals (3 electors/4 total)

Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins (77)Thomas Christopher Collins (77)

Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J. (78)Michael Czerny, S.J. (78)

Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. (67)Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. (67)

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (80)Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (80)

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Cathedrals Cathedrals (91)

Basilicas Basilicas (27)

National Shrines National Shrines (9)

World Heritage Churches World Heritage Churches (6)

Church Lists

Roman-Rite Church Historic Catholic Churches in Canada

Roman-Rite Church Tombs of Canadian Saints

Roman-Rite Church Seminaries in Canada

Roman-Rite Church Catholic Universities and Colleges in Canada

Roman-Rite Church Congregations of Benedictine Monks in North America

Roman-Rite Church Trappist Monasteries in North America

Roman-Rite Church Churches in the Path of Totality

Roman-Rite Church Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Celebrations

Patron Saints: Saint Joseph, Saint Anne, Martyrs of Canada

Saints: 15 Saints, 11 Blesseds

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Documents and Celebrations Text

Papal Visits


Geography

Continent: North America

Capital: Ottawa

Area: 9,093,507 km²

Population: 35,623,680

Neighbouring Countries: Greenland Greenland, → Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon, ↓ USA USA

Cultural Summary

Religions: Catholic 39% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9%

Languages: English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5%

Ethnic Groups: Canadian 32.2%, English 19.8%, French 15.5%, Scottish 14.4%, Irish 13.8%, German 9.8%, Italian 4.5%, Chinese 4.5%, North American Indian 4.2%, other 50.9%

Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin) (From sea to sea)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 9,970,610 km²

Catholic Population: 16,965,000 Catholics (44.4% of 38,246,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 3,868 parishes, 257 mission stations (17 with resident priest, 240 without resident priest), 291 other centres

Clergy: 137 bishops (63 diocesan, 74 titular), 6,027 priests (3,996 diocesan, 2,031 religious), 1,237 permanent deacons (1,233 diocesan, 4 religious)

Non-Clergy: 10,011 religious (947 brothers, 9,064 sisters), 303 members of secular institutes (17 brothers, 286 sisters), 351 major seminarians, 123 missionaries, 19,082 catechists

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Last updated on 2024.11.11

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