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The Catholic Church in Canada, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has a decentralised structure, meaning each diocesan bishop is autonomous but under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. As of 2021, it has the largest number of adherents to a Christian denomination and a religion in ...
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- List of Catholic Dioceses in Canada
The Catholic Church in Canada, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, and has a decentralised structure, meaning each diocesan bishop is autonomous but under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. As of 2021, it has the largest number of adherents to a Christian denomination and a religion in Canada, with 29.4% of Canadians being adherents ...
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Catholic Foundation of Manitoba. Catholic Media Association. Catholic Medical Association. Catholic Missions in Canada. Catholic Organization for Life and Family. Catholic Women's League of Canada. CCCB Publications. Common Schools Act of 1871.
Roman Catholicism in Canada. The Roman Catholic Church in Canada is part of the world wide Catholic Church. As of 2008, it was the third largest religious body in Canada. Over 13 million Canadians (46% of population) was a baptized member of the Catholic Church. Catholics first settled in Canada in the 1600s, when French settlers founded Quebec ...
Bishops are the successors of the Apostles and thus guarantee the apostolic succession in unity with the Roman Pontiff. Although Catholic clergy and members of consecrated life had already been present in what was to be Canada, the Church became officially established in this country in 1658 with the appointment of Saint François de Laval as Bishop and Vicar General of New France.
In 1658, Bishop François de Laval was named Apostolic Vicar for Canada. He later became the first Bishop in America. He was responsible for most of the territory which today covers Canada and the United States. In the early Church of the New World, six Jesuits and two lay associates were killed between 1642 and 1649 thus becoming martyrs.
