Archdiocese of Regina

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Bishop(s) Daniel Joseph Bohan, Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses Prince-Albert Saskatoon

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 4 December 1915 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: Saskatchewan Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 151,375 (58,468 Square Miles) Conference Region: West (Ouest) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: Reg Official Web Site: http://www.archregina.sk.ca/ Mailing Address: 445 Broad Street N., Regina, Sask. S4R 2X8, Canada Telephone: (306)352-1651 Fax: 352-6313

Historical Details

• Diocese of Regina
  • Latin Name: Reginatensis
  • Erected: 4 March 1910
  • Province: Saskatchewan
  • Country: Canada

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Olivier Elzéar Mathieu † (21 Jul 1911 Appointed - 26 Oct 1929 Died)
• James Charles McGuigan † (31 Jan 1930 Appointed - 22 Dec 1934 Appointed, Archbishop of Toronto)
• Peter Joseph Monahan † (26 Jun 1935 Appointed - 6 May 1947 Died)
• Michael Cornelius O'Neill † (4 Dec 1947 Appointed - 26 Sep 1973 Retired)
• Charles Aimé Halpin † (24 Sep 1973 Appointed - 16 Apr 1994 Died)
• Peter Joseph Mallon † (9 Jun 1995 Appointed - 30 Mar 2005 Retired)
• Daniel Joseph Bohan (30 Mar 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Regina
4 March 1910	Erected	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface	Diocese of Regina (erected)
Archdiocese of Regina
4 December 1915	Elevated	Diocese of Regina	Archdiocese of Regina
31 January 1930	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Regina	Diocese of Gravelbourg (erected)
14 September 1998	Territory Added	Diocese of Gravelbourg (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Regina Diocese of Saskatoon

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Regina
1950	70,000	425,000	16.5%	101	74	175	400		74	385	225	ap1951
1966	100,000	435,000	23.0%	102	74	176	568		136	477	101	ap1967
1970	100,000	435,000	23.0%	98	65	163	613		85	350	101	ap1971
1976	91,325	431,906	21.1%	78	59	137	666		62	294	193	ap1977
1980	92,000	435,000	21.1%	88	51	139	661		56	270	188	ap1981
1990	126,500	461,000	27.4%	75	35	110	1,150		39	178	176	ap1991
1999	127,710	454,865	28.1%	85	26	111	1,150		31	187	167	ap2000
2000	127,750	454,890	28.1%	77	19	96	1,330	2	24	170	167	ap2001
2001	126,000	448,000	28.1%	75	11	86	1,465	3	16	145	167	ap2002
2002	126,000	448,000	28.1%	79	15	94	1,340	2	20	150	165	ap2003
2003	126,000	448,000	28.1%	88	12	100	1,260	3	17	128	167	ap2004
2004	120,000	392,000	30.6%	83	15	98	1,224	3	21	119	168	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Daniel Joseph Bohan (Archbishop: 30 Mar 2005)
• Charles Aimé Halpin † (Archbishop: 24 Sep 1973 to 16 Apr 1994)
• Peter Joseph Mallon † (Archbishop: 9 Jun 1995 to 30 Mar 2005)
• Olivier Elzéar Mathieu † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1911; Archbishop: 4 Dec 1915 to 26 Oct 1929)
• James Charles McGuigan † (Archbishop: 31 Jan 1930 to 22 Dec 1934)
• Peter Joseph Monahan † (Archbishop: 26 Jun 1935 to 6 May 1947)
• Michael Cornelius O'Neill † (Archbishop: 4 Dec 1947 to 26 Sep 1973)
• James Vernon Weisgerber (Priest: 1 Jun 1963 to 7 Mar 1996)