Catholic ChurchinCanada đšđŠ [Regions] |
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Also known as: CanadĂĄ (Deutsch, español, PortuguĂȘs), le Canada (français), Canada (Italiano, latine), Kanada (polski), ć æżć€§ (æŁé«äžæ), ă«ăă (æ„æŹèȘ)
Continent: North America
Capital: Ottawa
Neighbouring Countries: â Greenland
, â Saint Pierre and Miquelon
, â USA ![]()
Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses)
(18)
Archiepiscopal Sees (Archdioceses)
(1)
Roman Rite (59): Amos, Antigonish, Baie-Comeau, Bathurst, Calgary, Charlottetown, Chicoutimi, ChurchillâBaie dâHudson, Corner Brook and Labrador, Edmonton, Edmundston, GaspĂ©, Gatineau, Grand Falls, GrouardâMcLennan, HalifaxâYarmouth, Hamilton, HearstâMoosonee, Joliette, Kamloops, KeewatinâLe Pas, Kingston, London, MackenzieâFort Smith, Military Ordinariate of Canada, Moncton, MontrĂ©al, Nelson, Nicolet, OttawaâCornwall, Pembroke, Peterborough, Prince Albert, Prince George, QuĂ©bec, Regina, Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Saint-Boniface, Saint Catharines, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-JeanâLongueuil, Saint-JĂ©rĂŽmeâMont-Laurier, Saint Johnâs, Newfoundland, Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint-Paul, Sainte-Anne-de-la-PocatiĂšre, Saskatoon, Sault Sainte Marie, Sherbrooke, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Toronto, Trois-RiviĂšres, 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 Georgeâs in Canton
Slovak 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 Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Apostolic Nunciature: Canada ![]()
Conference of Bishops: Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (C.C.C.B.) ![]()
Thomas Christopher Collins (76)
Michael Czerny, S.J. (77)
Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. (66)
Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (79)
Patron Saints: Saint Joseph, Saint Anne, Martyrs of Canada
Saints: 14 Saints, 12 Blesseds
Area: 9,093,507 kmÂČ
Population: 35,623,680
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)
Area: 9,970,610 kmÂČ
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
Last updated on 2023.10.13
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