Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Boniface

Archdiocese of Saint Boniface
Archidioecesis Sancti Bonifacii
Location
Country Canada
Ecclesiastical province Saint Boniface
Population
- Catholics

112,620 (25.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 1871
Cathedral Saint Boniface Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Albert LeGatt
Website
archsaintboniface.ca

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Bonifacii) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Manitoba. It is currently led by Archbishop Albert LeGatt.

Overview

The archdiocese covers much of the province south of Lake Winnipeg and east of the Red River. It is a bilingual French and English archdiocese. Saint Boniface is a city ward of Winnipeg that sits on the east side of the Red River, and the area is a traditional home of Franco-Manitobans.

As of 2016, the archdiocese contains 87 parishes, 69 diocesan priests, 26 religious priests, 8 seminarians and 112,620 Catholics. It also has 150 Women Religious, 7 Religious Brothers, and 23 permanent deacons. The archdiocese and the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg jointly operate a number of parochial schools in Winnipeg.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Saint-Boniface and their terms of service:

See also

References

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    Coordinates: 49°53′22″N 97°07′26″W / 49.8895°N 97.1238°W / 49.8895; -97.1238


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