Émile-Joseph Legal
Who was the head of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton from Jun 1902 to Mar 1920?
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton ( ) is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in the Canadian civil province of Alberta . The archbishops cathedral see is located in St . Joseph Cathedral , a minor basilica in Edmonton . On March 22 , 2007 , Vatican Information Services announced that a Halifax native , Bishop Richard William Smith of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke , Canada , had been appointed as Archbishop of Edmonton by Pope Benedict XVI . On Saturday , July 14 , 2012 , an official news release from Vatican Information Service ( VIS ) , an arm of the Holy See Press Office , stated that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Gregory Bittman , who until then had been serving as the Judicial Vicar and as Archdiocesan Chancellor , as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton and Titular Bishop of Caltadria . Ecclesiastical province . Its suffragan sees are : - Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary - Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul , Alberta History . Established on 22 September 1871 as the Diocese of St Albert ( Latin Sancti Alberti ) , on territory split off from the then Diocese of Saint-Boniface , to which it lost territory again in 1889 ( meanwhile Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface ) Promoted on 1912.11.30 as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton / Edmontonen ( sis ) ( Latin ) , having lost territory to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary as its first suffragan . Lost territory again on 1948.07.17 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Paul , Alberta , which became its second suffragan . It enjoyed a Papal visit from Pope John Paul II in September 1984 . The Archdiocese of Edmonton was later criticized for its handling of sex abuse allegations against Rev . Patrick ONeill and was sued by one of ONeils alleged victims in 2012 . Diocesan episcopate . - Suffragan Bishops of Edmonton - Vital-Justin Grandin , Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate ( O.M.I. ) ( 1871.09.22 – death 1902.06.03 ) , previously Titular Bishop of Satala ( 1857.12.11 – 1871.09.22 ) as Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Boniface ( Canada ) ( 1857.12.11 – 1871.09.22 ) - Émile-Joseph Legal , O.M.I . ( 1902.06.03 – see promoted 1912.11.30 see below ) , succeeding as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Albert ( 1897.03.29 – 1902.06.03 ) and Titular Bishop of Pogla ( 1897.03.29 – 1902.06.03 ) - Metropolitan Archbishops of Edmonton - Émile-Joseph Legal , O.M.I . ( see above 1912.11.30 – death 1920.03.10 ) - Henry Joseph OLeary , ( 1920.09.07 – death 1938.03.05 ) , previously Bishop of Charlottetown ( Canada ) ( 1913.01.29 – 1920.09.07 ) - John Hugh MacDonald , ( 1938.03.05 – retired 1964.08.11 ) , previously ; later Bishop of Victoria ( Canada ) ( 1934.08.11 – 1936.12.16 ) and Titular Archbishop of Mocissus ( 1936.12.16 – 1938.03.05 ) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton ( 1936.12.16 – succession 1938.03.05 ) ; emeritate as Titular Archbishop of Mediana ( 1964.08.11 – death 1965.01.17 ) - Anthony Jordan , O.M.I . ( 1964.08.11 – retired 1973.07.02 ) , previously Titular Bishop of Vada ( 1945.06.22 – 1955.04.27 ) as Apostolic Vicar of Prince Rupert ( Canada ) ( 1945.06.22 – 1955.04.27 ) , then Titular Archbishop of Silyum ( 1955.04.27 – 1964.08.11 ) as Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton ( 1955.04.27 – succession 1964.08.11 ) ; died 1982 - Joseph MacNeil , ( 1973.07.02 – retired 1999.06.07 ) , also President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops ( 1979 – 1981 ) ; previously Bishop of Saint John , New Brunswick ( Canada ) ( 1969.04.09 – 1973.07.02 ) - Thomas Collins ( 1999.06.07 – 2006.12.16 ) , also Apostolic Administrator of suffragan Saint Paul ( Canada ) ( 2001.03.16 – 2001.09.08 ) ; previously Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Paul ( 1997.03.25 – 1997.06.30 ) succeeding as Bishop of Saint-Paul ( Canada ) ( 1997.06.30 – 1999.02.18 ) , Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton ( 1999.02.18 – 1999.06.07 ) ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto ( Ontario , Canada ) ( 2006.12.16 – ... ) , created Cardinal-Priest of S . Patrizio ( 2012.02.18 [ 2012.10.23 ] – ... ) , Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion ( 2014.01.15 – ... ) - Richard William Smith , ( 2007– ... ) - Coadjutor bishops - John Hugh MacDonald ( 1936-1938 ) - Thomas Collins ( 1999 ) , future cardinal - Auxiliary bishop - Gregory John Bittman ( 2012-2018 ) , appointed Bishop of Nelson , British Columbia - Other priests of this diocese who became bishops - James Charles McGuigan , appointed Archbishop of Regina in 1930 ; future Cardinal - Charles Leo Nelligan , appointed Bishop of Pembroke , Ontario in 1937 - Edward Quentin Jennings , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver , British Columbia in 1941 - Michael Cornelius O’Neill , appointed Archbishop of Regina in 1947 - Wilfrid Emmett Doyle , appointed Bishop of Nelson , British Columbia in 1958 - Paul Terrio , appointed Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta in 2012 Statistics and extent . The archdiocese ( not including its suffragan dioceses ) covers Central Alberta , Edmonton Capital Region and the middle and upper half of the Albertas Rockies region . As of 2014 , it pastorally served 640,813 Catholics ( 38.0% of 1,686,345 total ) on 81,151 km² in 124 parishes and 5 missions with 168 priests ( 75 diocesan , 93 religious ) , 25 deacons , 318 lay religious ( 111 brothers , 207 sisters ) and 12 seminarians In 2010 the archdiocese contains 129 parishes and missions , 96 diocesan priests , 85 religious priests , and 368,545 Catholics . It also has 278 women religious , 18 religious brothers , and 14 permanent deacons . Edmonton parishes . - Annunciation - Assumption - Good Shepherd - Holy Rosary ( Polish ) - Holy Spirit - Mary Help of Christians ( Chinese ) - Nativity of Mary ( Croatian ) - Our Lady of Fatima ( Portuguese ) - Our Lady of Good Help , Maronite Catholic Community - Our Lady of Guadalupe ( Spanish ) - Our Lady of Loretto ( Military ) - Our Lady Queen of Poland ( Polish ) - Queen of Martyrs ( Vietnamese ) - Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples - St . Agnes - St . Alphonsus - St . Andrew - St . Angela Merici - St . Anne ( French ) ( merged with St . Joachim as of October 2014 ) - St . Anthony - St . Boniface ( German ) - St . Charles - St . Clare - St . Dominic Savio - St . Edmund - St . Emeric ( Hungarian ) - St . Joachim ( French ) - St . John Bosco - St . John the Evangelist - St . Josephs Basilica - St . Josephs College Chapel - St . Jung Ha Sang ( Korean ) - St . Maria Goretti ( Italian ) - St . Marks Catholic Community of the Deaf - St . Matthew - St . Michael - Resurrection - St . Patrick - St . Theresa - St . Thomas dAquin - St . Thomas More - Ukrainian Eparchy Chancery Office Rural parishes . Alberta Beach - Lac Ste . Anne Bashaw - Immaculate Heart of Mary Beaumont - St . Vital Camrose - St . Francis Xavier Devon - St . Maria Goretti Drayton Valley - St . Anthony Edson - Sacred Heart Enoch - Our Lady of Mercy - St . Alexander Mission Evansburg - St . Elizabeth Fort Saskatchewan - Our Lady of the Angels Gibbons - Sacred Heart Grande Cache - Holy Cross Hinton - Our Lady of the Foothills Innisfail - Our Lady of Peace Jasper - Our Lady of Lourdes Killam - Killiam-Daysland-Heisler Lacombe - St . Stephen Leduc - Our Lady of Victory - St . Michael Lloydminster - St . Anthony Ma-Me-O-Beach - St . Theresa Maskwacis - Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Mayerthorpe - St . Agnes Onoway - St . Rose of Lima Olds - St . Stephen Ponoka - St . Augustine Provost - St . Mary Red Deer - Sacred Heart - St . Marys Rocky Mountain House - St . Matthew Rimbey - St . Margaret St . Albert - Holy Family - St . Albert Francophone Community - St . Albert - St . Peter , Villeneuve Stettler - Christ - King Spruce Grove - Holy Trinity Sherwood Park - Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sylvan Lake - Our Lady of the Assumption Trochu - St . Anne of the Prairies Toronto - Slovenian Catholic Community Wetaskiwin - Sacred Heart Wainwright - Blessed Sacrament Vermilion - Holy Name of Jesus Vegreville - St . Martin of Tours Western Catholic Reporter . The Western Catholic Reporter was a weekly newspaper published in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada that covered the Catholic religion . The newspaper was owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton . Its declared mission was to serve its readers by helping them deepen their faith through accurate information and reflective commentary on events and issues of concern to the Church . The Reporter closed in 2016 and was replaced by the news website Grandin Media . Sources and external links . - The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton home page - Gcatholic with Google map and - satellite photo - Archdiocese of Edmonton page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 13 , 2006 - Western Catholic Reporter - Grandin Media