Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary is a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is currently led by Bishop Frederick Henry.
As of 2004, the diocese contains 68 parishes, 81 active diocesan priests, 42 religious priests, and 400,000 Catholics. It also has 104 Women Religious, 52 Religious Brothers, and 18 permanent deacons.
[edit] Residential bishops
The following is a list of the bishops of Calgary, and their terms of service:
- John Thomas McNally (1913-1924)
- John Thomas Kidd (1925-1931)
- Peter Joseph Monahan (1932-1935)
- Francis Patrick Carroll (1935-1966)
- Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm (auxiliary bishop) (1963-1966)
- Francis Joseph Klein (1967-1968)
- Paul John O'Byrne (1968-1998)
- Frederick Henry (1998-present)
[edit] References
- Diocese of Calgary page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
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