Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince Albert

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Prince-Albert (Latin: Dioecesis Principis Albertensis), in Saskatchewan, is a Latin suffragan in the western Canadian ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Regina.

Diocese of Prince Albert

Dioecesis Principis Albertensis
Location
CountryCanada
Ecclesiastical provinceSaskatchewan
Population
- Catholics
40,700 (22.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established9 June 1933
CathedralSacred Heart Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAlbert Privet Thévenot, M.Afr.
Metropolitan ArchbishopDonald Bolen
Bishops emeritusBlaise-Ernest Morand
Website
padiocese.ca

Its cathedral episcopal see is Sacred Heart Cathedral, at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It also has the National Shrine of the Little Flower, in Wakaw, Saskatchewan.

History

[1]

  • Established on 4 June 1891 as Apostolic Vicariate of Saskatchewan on territory slit off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface.
  • Promoted on 1907.12.02 as Diocese of Prince-Albert / Principis Alberten(sis) (Latin)
  • Lost territory on 1910.03.04 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin.
  • Renamed on 1921.04.30 as Diocese of Prince-Albert–Saskatoon.
  • Lost territory on 1921.05.06 to establish the Territorial Abbacy of Saint Peter–Muenster.
  • Renamed (back) on 1933.06.09 as Diocese of Prince-Albert, having gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin and lost territory to establish the Diocese of Saskatoon.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 40,800 Catholics (20.5% of 198,600 total) on 118,834 km² in 80 parishes with 62 priests (47 diocesan, 15 religious), 1 deacon, 79 lay religious (15 brothers, 64 sisters) and 2 seminarians.)[2]

Bishops

(all Roman Rite, often members of Latin congregations)[3]

Apostolic Vicar of Saskatchewan
Suffragan Bishop of Prince-Albert (first time)
  • Albert Pascal, O.M.I. (see above 1907.12.02 – death 1920.07.12)
Suffragan Bishop of Prince-Albert–Saskatoon
  • Henri-Jean-Maria Prud'homme (1921.06.16 – 1933.06.09 see below)
Suffragan Bishops of Prince-Albert (again)
  • Henri-Jean-Maria Prud'homme (see above 1933.06.09 – retired 1937.01.29), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Saldæ (1937.01.29 – death 1952.01.05)
  • Réginald Duprat, Dominican order (O.P.) (1938.03.17 – retired 1952.06.29), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Tremithus (1952.06.29 – death 1954.02.13)
  • Léo Blais (1952.07.04 – 1959.02.28); next Titular Bishop of Hieron (1959.03.18 – death 1991.01.21), first as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Quebec, Canada) (1959.03.18 – 1971.05.11), then on emeritate
  • Laurent Morin (1959.02.28 – retired 1983.04.09), previously Titular Bishop of Arsamosata (1955.09.08 – 1959.02.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Quebec, Canada) (1955.09.08 – 1959.02.28); died 1996
  • Blaise-Ernest Morand (1983.04.09 – retired 26 May 2008), succeeded as former Coadjutor Bishop of Prince-Albert (1981.04.22 – 1983.04.09)
  • Albert Privet Thévenot, White Fathers (M. Afr.) (26 May 2008 - ...).
Coadjutor bishop
  • Blaise-Ernest Morand (1981-1983)
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References
  1. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/prin0.htm
  2. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/prin0.htm
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/prin0.htm GCatholic.org
  • "Diocese of Prince-Albert". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
  • Morice, Adrian Gabriel (1911). "Diocese of Prince Albert" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.


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