ROMAN CATHOLICISM IN CANADA

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.

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Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

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