Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta

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Bishop(s) Joseph Luc André Bouchard, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 17 July 1948 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Edmonton Rite: Latin (or Roman) Province: Alberta Country: Canada Square Kilometers: 155,916 (60,222 Square Miles) Conference Region: West (Ouest) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SP Mailing Address: 4410 51ème Rue, Saint Paul, Alberta T0A 3A2, Canada Telephone: (780)645-3277 Fax: 645-6099

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Maurice Baudoux † (12 Aug 1948 Appointed - 4 Mar 1952 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba)
• Philip Lussier, C.SS.R. † (16 Jun 1952 Appointed - 17 Aug 1968 Resigned)
• Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † (19 Feb 1969 Appointed - 3 May 1972 Resigned)
• Raymond Roy † (3 May 1972 Appointed - 30 Jun 1997 Retired)
• Thomas Christopher Collins (30 Jun 1997 Succeeded - 18 Feb 1999 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta)
• Joseph Luc André Bouchard (8 Sep 2001 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
17 July 1948	Erected	Archdiocese of Edmonton	Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta (erected)

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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
1950	19,273	71,044	27.1%	31	20	51	377		15	162	35	ap1951
1966	32,278	90,000	35.9%	43	18	61	529		18	226	87	ap1967
1970	35,556	96,309	36.9%	41	13	54	658		16	164	54	ap1971
1976	20,400	53,200	38.3%	29	8	37	551		9	90	45	ap1977
1980	28,500	95,000	30.0%	26	13	39	730		18	93	55	ap1981
1990	43,125	131,700	32.7%	20	1	21	2,053	1	1	60	68	ap1991
1999	43,125	129,375	33.3%	28	4	32	1,347	1	4	43	96	ap2000
2000	43,075	129,375	33.3%	24	3	27	1,595	1	3	19	96	ap2001
2001	43,075	129,375	33.3%	24	2	26	1,656	1	3	19	96	ap2002
2002	53,365	129,375	41.2%	25	3	28	1,905	1	3	17	58	ap2003
2003	53,365	129,315	41.3%	30	3	33	1,617	1	3	17	59	ap2004
2004	53,365	129,315	41.3%	27	5	32	1,667	1	5	20	59	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Joseph Luc André Bouchard (Bishop: 8 Sep 2001 - )
• Thomas Christopher Collins (Coadjutor Bishop: 25 Mar 1997; Bishop: 30 Jun 1997 to 18 Feb 1999; Apostolic Administrator: 16 Mar 2001 to 8 Sep 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Maurice Baudoux † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1948 to 4 Mar 1952)
• Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † (Bishop: 19 Feb 1969 to 3 May 1972)
• Philip Lussier, C.SS.R. † (Bishop: 16 Jun 1952 to 17 Aug 1968)
• Raymond Roy † (Bishop: 3 May 1972 to 30 Jun 1997)