a Latin Church hierarchy, consisting of eighteen ecclesiastical provinces each headed by a metropolitan archbishop, with a total of 54 suffragan dioceses, each headed by a bishop, and a non-metropolitan archbishopric, plus a military ordinariate (including 14 auxiliary bishops, for a total of 79 bishops).
a Ukrainian Catholic ecclesiastical province, comprising a metropolitan archeparchy and four suffragan eparchies
six single jurisdictions for other Eastern Catholic Churches.
Those bishops all belong to the Canadian episcopal conference, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (C.C.C.B., HQ in national capital Ottawa).
Three Eastern Catholic churches have US-based North American jurisdictions covering Canada, as does the Latin Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter for former Anglicans headquartered in the US.
There also in an Apostolic Nunciature to Canada as papal diplomatic (embassy-level) representation.
Current Latin Provinces and Dioceses
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Latin sui iuris jurisdictions
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The following particular churches are not suffragan to metropolitan sees, but are instead immediately subject to the Holy See:
The Archdiocese of Winnipeg (not Metropolitan) is an independent Latin Church district, serving southwestern portions of Manitoba.
The Military Ordinariate of Canada serves Canadian servicemen abroad and is not defined by geographical territory.
The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter serves Catholics of the Anglican Use in both Canada and the United States.
Ecclesiastical province of Edmonton
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The province geographically consists of the majority of Alberta, except for the province's northwestern corner.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Edmonton
Diocese of Calgary
Diocese of Saint Paul in Alberta
Ecclesiastical province of Gatineau
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The province geographically consists of the western third of Quebec.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Gatineau
Diocese of Amos
Diocese of Rouyn-Noranda
Ecclesiastical province of Grouard–McLennan
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The province geographically consists of the entirety of Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories, plus the northwestern corner of Alberta, the western third of Nunavut, a northern portion of British Columbia above 57 degrees latitude, and a tiny portion of northern Saskatchewan.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan
Diocese of Mackenzie–Fort Smith
Diocese of Whitehorse
Ecclesiastical province of Halifax–Yarmouth
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The province is geographically conterminous with the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth
Diocese of Antigonish
Diocese of Charlottetown
Ecclesiastical province of Keewatin–Le Pas
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The province geographically consists of the northern half of Manitoba, the northern third of Saskatchewan, the eastern two-thirds of Nunavut, and a portion of northwestern Ontario.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Keewatin–Le Pas
Diocese of Churchill–Baie d'Hudson
Ecclesiastical province of Kingston
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The province geographically consists of central and parts of eastern Ontario.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Kingston
Diocese of Peterborough
Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
Ecclesiastical province of Moncton
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The province is geographically coterminous with the province of New Brunswick.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Moncton
Diocese of Bathurst
Diocese of Edmundston
Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick
Ecclesiastical province of Montréal
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The province geographically consists of south-central portions of Quebec.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Montréal
Diocese of Joliette
Diocese of Saint-Jean–Longueuil
Diocese of Saint-Jérôme–Mont-Laurier
Diocese of Valleyfield
Ecclesiastical province of Ottawa–Cornwall
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The province geographically consists of northeastern and parts of eastern Ontario.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ottawa–Cornwall
Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee
Diocese of Pembroke
Diocese of Timmins
Ecclesiastical province of Québec
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The province geographically consists of north-central portions of Quebec.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Québec
Diocese of Chicoutimi
Diocese of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Diocese of Trois-Rivières
Ecclesiastical province of Regina
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The province geographically consists of the southern two-thirds of Saskatchewan.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Regina
Diocese of Prince Albert
Diocese of Saskatoon
Ecclesiastical province of Rimouski
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The province geographically consists of northeastern portions of Quebec.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Rimouski
Diocese of Baie-Comeau
Diocese of Gaspé
Ecclesiastical province of Saint Boniface
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The province geographically consists of the southeastern portion of Manitoba.
Archdiocese of Saint Boniface
Ecclesiastical province of St. John's
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The province is geographically coterminous with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland
Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador
Diocese of Grand Falls
Ecclesiastical province of Sherbrooke
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The province geographically consists of portions of southeastern Quebec.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sherbrooke
Diocese of Nicolet
Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe
Ecclesiastical province of Toronto
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The province geographically consists of southern and portions of northwestern Ontario.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto
Diocese of Hamilton
Diocese of London
Diocese of Saint Catharines
Diocese of Thunder Bay
Ecclesiastical province of Vancouver
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The province is geographically coterminous with the province of British Columbia except for the northernmost portion of B.C. above 57 degrees latitude.
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vancouver
Diocese of Kamloops
Diocese of Nelson
Diocese of Prince George
Diocese of Victoria
Current Eastern Catholic province and dioceses
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These belong to particular churches sui iuris, which use a non-Latin rite (Byzantine or other) but are in full communion with Rome and the entirety of the Catholic Church, yet have their own patriarch or other hierarch directly under Rome
Metropolia of Winnipeg (Ukrainian Catholic)
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The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Canada, a particular church, using the Byzantine Rite in both the Ukrainian language and local vernacular, is organized into a metropolia (or ecclesiastical province) consisting of a metropolitan archeparchy (archdiocese) and its four suffragan eparchies (dioceses) :
Metropolitan Archeparchy of Winnipeg
Eparchy of Edmonton
Eparchy of New Westminster
Eparchy of Saskatoon
Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada
Other Eastern Catholic dioceses in Canada
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Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto, part of the Chaldean Catholic Church
Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Montreal, part of the Maronite Church
Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal, part of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mississauga, part of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Syrian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate for Canada, part of the Syriac Catholic Church
Slovak Catholic Exarchate of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto, part of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, USA (formerly part of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church).[1]
International Eastern Catholic jurisdictions
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Several Eastern Catholic Churches have jurisdictions that include members and congregations in both the United States and Canada:
Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale, part of the Armenian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Eparchy of the United States of America and Canada, part of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton, part of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Former jurisdictions
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Titular see
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gravelbourg
Other suppressed jurisdictions
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Nearly all other former jurisdictions have direct successors, usually after promotion, except :
Apostolic Prefecture of Placentia, suppressed (merged into Diocese of St. John’s, Newfoundland)
Territorial Abbacy of Saint Peter–Muenster, suppressed (merged into Diocese of Saskatoon)
Diocese of Labrador City–Schefferville, suppressed (merged into Diocese of Amos, Diocese of Baie-Comeau and Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador)
Diocese of Harbour Grace, suppressed (merged into Diocese of Grand Falls)
Diocese of Moosonee, suppressed (merged with the Diocese of Hearst, to create the new Diocese of Hearst–Moosonee)
Diocese of Yarmouth, suppressed (merged into Metropolitan Archdiocese of Halifax, which simultaneously became Metropolitan Archdiocese of Halifax–Yarmouth)
Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall, suppressed (merged into Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ottawa, which simultaneously became Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall)
Diocese of St. George's, suppressed (merged into Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador)
Gallery of Archdiocesan sees
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The seat of the Archdiocese of Edmonton is St. Joseph's Basilica.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan is Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth is St. Mary's Basilica.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Kingston is St. Mary's Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Montreal is Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Ottawa is Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Quebec is Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Regina is Holy Rosary Cathedral.
The co-seat of the Archdiocese of Regina is Our Lady of Assumption Co-Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Rimouski is Saint-Germain Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Saint Boniface is Saint Boniface Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of St. John's is Basilica of St. John the Baptist.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Sherbrooke is Saint-Michel Basilica-Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Toronto is St. Michael's Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Vancouver is Holy Rosary Cathedral.
The seat of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg is St. Mary's Cathedral.
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