Catholic Church in Canada


Catholic Church in Canada
English: Catholic Church in Canada
French: Église catholique au Canada
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationLatin
ScriptureBible
TheologyCatholic theology
GovernanceCCCB
PopeFrancis
PresidentWilliam McGrattan[1]
PrimateGérald Lacroix
Apostolic NuncioIvan Jurkovič[2]
AssociationsCanadian Council of Churches
RegionCanada
LanguageEnglish, French, Latin
HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
Origin16th century
New France, French North America
Members29.9% of Canadians (10,880,360 as of 2021)
Official websitewww.cccb.ca

The Catholic Church in Canada, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has a decentralised structure, meaning each diocesan bishop is autonomous but under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. As of 2021, it has the largest number of adherents to a Christian denomination and a religion in Canada, with 29.4% of Canadians (10.8 million) being adherents according to the census in 2021.[3] There are 73 dioceses and about 7,000 priests in Canada.[4] On a normal Sunday, between 15 and 25 percent of Canada's Catholics attend Mass (15 per cent weekly attenders and another nine per cent monthly).[5]

  1. ^ "President's Biography - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops".
  2. ^ "Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic Appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada".
  3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Canada [Country]". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Current Dioceses in Canada including statistical information on priests 2010–2016". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ Swan, Michael (20 December 2016). "Mass attendance in Canada more than doubles on Christmas Day, survey finds". The Catholic Register. Retrieved 6 November 2022.