Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
Regina
Latin:Archidioecesis Reginatensis
Coat:File:Archdiocese_of_Regina.jpg
Coat Size:200px
Coat Caption:Coat of Arms
Country: Canada
Province:Saskatchewan
Deaneries:9
Area Km2:155,000
Catholics:124,000
Catholics Percent:30.5
Parishes:158
Denomination:Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:1911
Cathedral:Holy Rosary Cathedral
Cocathedral:Our Lady of Assumption Co-Cathedral, Gravelbourg
Bishop:Donald Bolen[1]
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Suffragans:Prince Albert, Saskatoon
Vicar General:Lorne Crozon, Brian Meredith
Judicial Vicar:Thomas Nguyen
Map:Map of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina.jpg

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina (Latin: Archidioecesis Reginatensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese comprising the southern part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, as far north as the 30th township, or about 51°30' lat. The metropolitan province includes the suffragan dioceses of Prince Albert and Saskatoon. The seat of the diocese is in the city of Regina.

The Diocese of Regina was established on March 4, 1910, with Olivier Elzéar Mathieu as its first bishop. Only five years later, on December 4, 1915, Pope Benedict XV raised the diocese to an archdiocese. Its current archbishop, Donald Bolen, and staff now serve nearly 124,000 parishioners living in 158 parishes and missions scattered over more than 155,000 square kilometres in southern Saskatchewan. The archdiocese includes 9 deaneries.

Construction on the diocese's Holy Rosary Cathedral in Regina extended from 1912 to 1917 and was dedicated to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in November 1913. This extraordinary Romanesque building was built with an interior large enough to welcome parishioners and clergy from across southern Saskatchewan for special Masses, ordinations, funerals, weddings, and installations of archbishops.

In 1998, the former Diocese of Gravelbourg was merged with the archdiocese, with its former cathedral now designated Our Lady of Assumption Co-Cathedral.

Bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Regina and their terms of service:

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Other Pontifical Acts.