Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface

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Bishop(s) Émilius Goulet, P.S.S., Archbishop Suffragan Dioceses (none)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 22 September 1871 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: Manitoba Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 38,000 (14,677 Square Miles) Conference Region: West (Ouest) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SB Official Web Site: http://www.archsaintboniface.ca/ Mailing Address: 151 Avenue de la Cathédrale, Saint-Boniface, Man., R2H 0H6, Canada Telephone: (204)237-9851 Fax: 231-2652

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest)
  • Erected: 16 April 1844
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Canada

• Diocese of Saint-Boniface
  • Latin Name: Sancti Bonifacii
  • Elevated: 4 June 1847
  • Province: Manitoba
  • Country: Canada

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joseph Norbert Provencher † (16 Apr 1844 Appointed - 7 Jun 1853 Died)
• Alexander-Antonine Taché, O.M.I. † (7 Jun 1853 Succeeded - 22 Jun 1894 Died)
• Louis Philip Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. † (8 Jan 1895 Appointed - 15 Jun 1915 Died)
• Arthur Béliveau † (9 Nov 1915 Appointed - 14 Sep 1955 Died)
• Maurice Baudoux † (14 Sep 1955 Succeeded - 7 Sep 1974 Resigned)
• Antoine Hacault † (7 Sep 1974 Succeeded - 13 Apr 2000 Died)
• Émilius Goulet, P.S.S. (23 Jun 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest)
16 April 1844	Erected	Archdiocese of Québec	Vicariate Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest) (erected)
Diocese of Saint-Boniface
4 June 1847	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest)	Diocese of Saint-Boniface
8 April 1862	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Boniface	Vicariate Apostolic of Athabaska Mackenzie (erected)
22 September 1871	Territory Lost	Diocese of Saint-Boniface	Diocese of Saint Albert (erected)
Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface
22 September 1871	Elevated	Diocese of Saint-Boniface	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface
11 July 1882	Territory Lost	Diocese of Ottawa Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface Diocese of Trois Rivières	Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac (erected)
4 June 1891	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface	Vicariate Apostolic of Saskatchewan (erected)
4 March 1910	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface	Diocese of Regina (erected)
29 April 1952	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface	Diocese of Fort William (erected)
13 July 1967	Territory Added		Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface (Archdiocese without Suffragans)

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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 Saint-Boniface
1910	87,816			95	67	162	542					ce
1950	65,085	297,000	21.9%	84	128	212	307		199	715	80	ap1951
1966	71,176	293,428	24.3%	116	113	229	310		181	692	69	ap1967
1968	78,367	300,000	26.1%	93	79	172	455		134	687	60	ap1971
1976	77,771	303,708	25.6%	77	63	140	555		104	666	70	ap1977
1980	80,700	353,000	22.9%	80	77	157	514	4	116	605	72	ap1981
1990	82,000	373,000	22.0%	76	70	146	561	9	110	478	70	ap1991
1999	101,920	365,000	27.9%	65	54	119	856	13	64	402	77	ap2000
2000	101,920	365,000	27.9%	65	56	121	842	14	69	342	78	ap2001
2001	101,920	365,000	27.9%	65	60	125	815	13	73	329	78	ap2002
2002	101,920	365,000	27.9%	68	53	121	842	13	64	330	78	ap2003
2003	102,000	365,000	27.9%	70	48	118	864	12	61	329	76	ap2004
2004	113,495	416,689	27.2%	66	48	114	995	11	86	280	76	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops

• Maurice Baudoux † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 4 Mar 1952; Archbishop: 14 Sep 1955 to 7 Sep 1974)
• Arthur Béliveau † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1913; Archbishop: 9 Nov 1915 to 14 Sep 1955)
• Léo Blais † (Priest: 14 Jun 1930 to 4 Jul 1952)
• Georges Cabana † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 24 May 1941 to 29 Jan 1952)
• Aimé Décosse † (Priest: 4 Jul 1926 to 3 Nov 1953)
• Remi Joseph De Roo (Priest: 8 Jun 1950 to 29 Oct 1962)
• Émilius Goulet, P.S.S. (Priest: 24 Jun 1958 to 1960; Archbishop: 23 Jun 2001 - )
• Vital-Justin Grandin, O.M.I. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Dec 1857 to 22 Sep 1871)
• Antoine Hacault † (Priest: 20 May 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jul 1964; Coadjutor Archbishop: 28 Oct 1972; Archbishop: 7 Sep 1974 to 13 Apr 2000)
• Louis Philip Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. † (Archbishop: 8 Jan 1895 to 15 Jun 1915)
• Joseph Norbert Provencher † (Vicar Apostolic: 16 Apr 1844; Bishop: 4 Jun 1847 to 7 Jun 1853)
• Raymond Roy † (Priest: 31 May 1947 to 3 May 1972)
• Alexander-Antonine Taché, O.M.I. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jun 1850; Bishop: 7 Jun 1853; Archbishop: 22 Sep 1871 to 22 Jun 1894)
• Emile Yelle, P.S.S. † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 25 Jul 1933 to 1941)