Roman Catholicism in Canada

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The Roman Catholic Church in Canada, often called simply the Catholic Church in Canada is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

The Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. It is also the largest religion in Canada with 46% of Canadians being Roman Catholics. There are 72 dioceses and about 8,000 priests in Canada.

Within Canada the hierarchy consists of:

Archbishopric Bishopric Edmonton Calgary Saint Paul, Alberta Gatineau Amos Mont-Laurier Rouyn-Noranda Grouard-McLennan Mackenzie-Fort Smith Whitehorse Halifax Antigonish Charlottetown Yarmouth Keewatin-Le-Pas Churchill-Baie d'Hudson Labrador City-Schefferville Moosonee Kingston Alexandria-Cornwall Peterborough Sault Sainte Marie Moncton Bathurst (formerly Diocese of Chatham) Edmundston Saint John Montréal Joliette Saint-Jean-Longueuil Saint-Jérôme Valleyfield Ottawa Hearst Pembroke Timmins Québec Chicoutimi Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière Trois Rivières Regina Prince-Albert Saskatoon Rimouski Baie-Comeau Gaspé Saint-Boniface St. John's Grand Falls Saint George's Sherbrooke Nicolet Saint-Hyacinthe Toronto Hamilton London Saint Catharines Thunder Bay Vancouver Kamloops Nelson Prince George Victoria Winnipeg

There is also a Ukrainianan Rite Archeparchy of Winnipeg, which has suffragan dioceses in Edmonton, New Westminster, Saskatoon, and Toronto.

There are also three other eparchys in Canada:

• The Eparchy of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite)
• The Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite)and
• The Eparchy of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian)

There is also a Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada for Canadian military personnel.

[edit] External links

• Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops