Diocese of Prince Albert, Canada 🇨🇦 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
Patron Saint: Sacred Heart of Jesus (moveable)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 15 (1980)
History
- 1891.06.04: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Saskatchewan / Saskatchevanen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint-Boniface and became suffragan of Saint-Boniface)
- 1907.12.02: Promoted as Diocese of Prince Albert (English) / Prince-Albert (français) / Principis Alberten(sis) (Latin)
- 1910.03.04: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin
- 1915.12.04: Became suffragan of Regina
- 1921.04.30: Renamed as Diocese of Prince Albert–Saskatoon (English) / Prince-Albert–Saskatoon (français) / Principis Alberten(sis) et Saskatoonen(sis) (Latin)
- 1921.05.06: Lost territory to establish Territorial Abbacy of Saint Peter–Muenster
- 1933.06.09: Renamed as Diocese of Prince Albert (English) / Prince-Albert (français) / Principis Alberten(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from Apostolic Vicariate of Keewatin and lost territory to establish Diocese of Saskatoon)
Contact Info
Address: 1415 - 4th Avenue West, Prince Albert, SK S6V 5H1, Canada
Phone: +1 (306) 922-4747
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2021.03.25 – ...): |  Bishop Stephen Andrew Hero (54) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Prince Albert (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Stephen Andrew Hero (54) (2021.03.25 – ...)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada)Deus soloBorn:1969.12.19 (Montréal, QC, Canada)Ordained Priest:2000.06.29Consecrated Bishop:2021.06.11Priest of Edmonton (Canada) (2000.06.29 – 2021.03.25)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (2021.03.25 – ...) |
 Bishop Albert Thévenot, M. Afr. (78) (2008.05.26 – 2021.03.25)Bishop emeritus of Prince Albert (Canada)ut vitam habeantBorn:1945.11.06 (Treherne, MB, Canada)Ordained Priest:1980.08.02Consecrated Bishop:2008.08.06Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (2008.05.26 – 2021.03.25) |
| Bishop Blaise-Ernest Morand (91) (1983.04.09 – 2008.05.26)Bishop emeritus of Prince Albert (Canada)Dum spiro speroBorn:1932.09.12 (Tecumseh, ON, Canada)Ordained Priest:1958.03.22Consecrated Bishop:1981.06.29Priest of London (Canada) (1958.03.22 – 1981.04.22)Coadjutor Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (1981.04.22 – 1983.04.09)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (1983.04.09 – 2008.05.26) |
| Bishop Laurent Morin (1959.02.28 – 1983.04.09)Born:1908.02.14 (Montréal, QC, Canada)Ordained Priest:1934.05.24Consecrated Bishop:1955.10.30Died:1996.12.31 (†88)Titular Bishop of Arsamosata (1955.09.08 – 1959.02.28)Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (1955.09.08 – 1959.02.28)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (1959.02.28 – 1983.04.09) |
| Bishop Léo Blais (1952.07.04 – 1959.02.28)Born:1904.04.28 (USA)Ordained Priest:1930.06.14Consecrated Bishop:1952.08.28Died:1991.01.21 (†86)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (1952.07.04 – 1959.02.28)Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (1959.03.18 – 1971.05.11)Titular Bishop of Hieron (1959.03.18 – 1991.01.21) |
| Bishop Reginald Duprat, O.P. (1938.03.17 – 1952.06.29)Libere rectaBorn:1877.08.28 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1904.02.14Consecrated Bishop:1938.05.31Died:1954.02.13 (†76)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (1938.03.17 – 1952.06.29)Titular Bishop of Tremithus (1952.06.29 – 1954.02.13) |
| Bishop Joseph-Henri-Jean-Marie Prud’homme (1933.06.09 – 1937.01.29)Ut sint unumBorn:1882.09.09 (Canada)Ordained Priest:1904.10.09Consecrated Bishop:1921.10.28Died:1952.01.05 (†69)Bishop of Prince Albert–Saskatoon (Canada) (1921.06.16 – 1933.06.09)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (1933.06.09 – 1937.01.29)Titular Bishop of Saldæ (1937.01.29 – 1952.01.05) |
| Bishops of Prince Albert–Saskatoon (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Joseph-Henri-Jean-Marie Prud’homme (1921.06.16 – 1933.06.09)(see above) |
| Bishops of Prince Albert (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Albert Pascal, O.M.I. (1907.12.02 – 1920.07.12)In verbo autem laxabo reteBorn:1848.08.03 (France)Ordained Priest:1873.11.01Consecrated Bishop:1891.06.28Died:1920.07.12 (†71)Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis (1891.06.02 – 1907.12.02)Vicar Apostolic of Saskatchewan (Canada) (1891.06.02 – 1907.12.02)Bishop of Prince Albert (Canada) (1907.12.02 – 1920.07.12) |
| Vicars Apostolic of Saskatchewan (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Albert Pascal, O.M.I. (1891.06.02 – 1907.12.02)(see above) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Blaise-Ernest Morand (91) (1981.04.22 – 1983.04.09)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 118,000 km²
Population: 32,000 Catholics (14.5% of 220,200 total)
Pastoral Centres: 80 parishes, 3 missions
Personnel: 35 priests (29 diocesan, 6 religious), 11 deacons, 37 religious (6 brothers, 31 sisters), 1 seminarian