Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary
The Diocese of Calgary () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Alberta, Canada. The Diocese of Calgary is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton. Its cathedral episcopal see is St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary, Alberta. It is currently led by Bishop William McGrattan. History. Established on 1912.11.30 as Diocese of Calgary, Latin adjective "", on territory split off from the Diocese of Saint Albert. Statistics and extent. It includes the Calgary Region, all of southern Alberta and the extreme lower half of the Alberta's Rockies region . As per 2014 it pastorally served 538,000 Catholics (45.5% of 1,183,000 total) on 110,500 km² in 69 parishes with 158 priests (123 diocesan, 35 religious), 50 deacons, 166 lay religious (46 brothers, 120 sisters) and 10 seminarians. The diocese contains 82+ parishes and missions specifically: 37 parishes in Calgary alone; of which, 10 are ethnic parishes, an additional university parish to serve the University of Calgary and 45+ parishes and missions designated for southern Alberta and the Rockies lower region. On December 3, 2017 Bishop McGrattan announced his intention to make Our Lady of the Rockies Parish in  Canmore into a Diocesan Marian Shrine in the spring of 2019. In 2006: 87 diocesan priests, 38 religious priests 427,200 Catholics. 110 women religious, 48 religious brothers and 30 permanent deacons make up the spiritual work force in Calgary not including the other regions. Rural Parishes and Missions. Airdrie Banff Beiseker Blairmore (Crowsnest Pass) Bow Island Brocket Brooks Canmore Carstairs Chestermere Claresholm Cluny Coaldale Cochrane Drumheller Fort Macleod Hanna High River Lethbridge Medicine Hat Milk River Okotoks Oyen Picture Butte Pincher Creek Rockyford Siksika Nation Standoff Strathmore Taber Vauxhall