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List of Catholic dioceses in Canada

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Ecclesiastical provinces and dioceses of the Catholic Church in Canada. Each color represents one of the 18 Latin Church provinces.

The Catholic Church in Canada comprises

Those bishops all belong to the Canadian episcopal conference, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (C.C.C.B., HQ in national capital Ottawa).

Three Eastern Catholic churches have US-based North American jurisdictions covering Canada, as does the Latin Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter for former Anglicans headquartered in the US.

There also in an Apostolic Nunciature to Canada as papal diplomatic (embassy-level) representation.

Current Latin Provinces and Dioceses

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Latin sui iuris jurisdictions

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The following particular churches are not suffragan to metropolitan sees, but are instead immediately subject to the Holy See:

Ecclesiastical province of Edmonton

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The province geographically consists of the majority of Alberta, except for the province's northwestern corner.

Ecclesiastical province of Gatineau

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The province geographically consists of the western third of Quebec.

Ecclesiastical province of Grouard-McLennan

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The province geographically consists of the entirety of Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories, plus the northwestern corner of Alberta, the western third of Nunavut, and a tiny portion of northern Saskatchewan.

Ecclesiastical province of Halifax-Yarmouth

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The province is geographically conterminous with the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Ecclesiastical province of Keewatin-Le Pas

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The province geographically consists of the northern half of Manitoba, the northern third of Saskatchewan, the eastern two-thirds of Nunavut, and a portion of northwestern Ontario.

Ecclesiastical province of Kingston

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The province geographically consists of central and parts of eastern Ontario.

Ecclesiastical province of Moncton

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The province is geographically coterminous with the province of New Brunswick.

Ecclesiastical province of Montréal

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The province geographically consists of south-central portions of Quebec.

Ecclesiastical province of Ottawa-Cornwall

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The province geographically consists of northeastern and parts of eastern Ontario.

Ecclesiastical province of Québec

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The province geographically consists of north-central portions of Quebec.

Ecclesiastical province of Regina

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The province geographically consists of the southern two-thirds of Saskatchewan.

Ecclesiastical province of Rimouski

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The province geographically consists of northeastern portions of Quebec.

Ecclesiastical province of Saint Boniface

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The province geographically consists of the southeastern portion of Manitoba.

Ecclesiastical province of St. John's

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The province is geographically coterminous with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ecclesiastical province of Sherbrooke

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The province geographically consists of portions of southeastern Quebec.

Ecclesiastical province of Toronto

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The province geographically consists of southern and portions of northwestern Ontario.

Ecclesiastical province of Vancouver

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The province is geographically coterminous with the province of British Columbia except for the northernmost portion of B.C. above 57 degrees latitude.

Current Eastern Catholic province and dioceses

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These belong to particular churches sui iuris, which use a non-Latin rite (Byzantine or other) but are in full communion with Rome and the entirety of the Catholic Church, yet have their own patriarch or other hierarch directly under Rome

Metropolia of Winnipeg (Ukrainian Catholic)

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The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Canada, a particular church, using the Byzantine Rite in both the Ukrainian language and local vernacular, is organized into a metropolia (or ecclesiastical province) consisting of a metropolitan archeparchy (archdiocese) and its four suffragan eparchies (dioceses) :

Other Eastern Catholic dioceses in Canada

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International Eastern Catholic jurisdictions

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Several Eastern Catholic Churches have jurisdictions that include members and congregations in both the United States and Canada:

Former jurisdictions

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Titular see

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Other suppressed jurisdictions

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Nearly all other former jurisdictions have direct successors, usually after promotion, except :

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 03.03.2022". 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.