Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg

Archdiocese of Winnipeg
Coat of Arms
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceImmediately exempt to the Holy See[1]
Population
- Catholics

166,000 (23.5%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established1915
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopRichard Gagnon
Bishops emeritusJames Vernon Weisgerber
Website
archwinnipeg.ca

The Archdiocese of Winnipeg (Latin: Archidioecesis Vinnipegensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that includes part of the province of Manitoba, Canada. The archdiocese is the only diocese of the Latin Church in Canada that is immediately exempt to the Holy See, as it is not part of an ecclesiastical province.[1] Located on the west side of the Red River, the Archdiocese of Winnipeg was created from the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface.

As of 2010, the archdiocese contains 92 parishes, 60 active diocesan priests, 26 religious priests, and 166,000 Catholics. It also has 27 religious brothers, 113 religious sisters, and 19 permanent deacons. The cathedral of the archdiocese is St. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg. The archbishop since 2014 is Richard Gagnon.

  1. ^ a b "History: Part III - The Formation of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg". Archdiocese of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2008-11-18.