Diocese of Saint Paul, Alberta Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Ecclesiastical province | Edmonton |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 155,916 km2 (60,200 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics | 105,177 (42.3%) |
| Parishes | 20 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 17, 1948 |
| Cathedral | St. Paul Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 24 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gary Anthony Franken |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Richard William Smith |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Terrio |
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The Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Pauli in Alberta) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church that includes part of the civil province of Alberta. On September 15, 2022, Gary Anthony Franken, was appointed Bishop of Saint Paul, succeeding Paul Terrio.[1]
As of 2018, the diocese contains 20 parishes and 21 missions, 18 active diocesan priests, 6 religious priests, 8 permanent deacons, and approximately 104,000 Catholics. It also has 13 women religious. The Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton.
- ^ "The Reverend Monsignor Gary Anthony Franken Appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Paul". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.