Catholic Church 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 (10.8 million) being adherents according to the census in 2021. There are 73 dioceses and about 7,000 priests in Canada. On a normal Sunday, between 15 and 25 percent of Canada's Catholics attend Mass (15 per cent weekly attenders and another nine per cent monthly).


Catholic Church in Canada
English: Catholic Church in Canada
French: Église catholique au Canada
TypeNational polity
ClassificationCatholic
OrientationLatin
ScriptureBible
TheologyCatholic theology
GovernanceCCCB
PopeFrancis
PresidentLionel Gendron
PrimateGérald Lacroix
Apostolic NuncioIvan Jurkovič
AssociationsCanadian Council of Churches
RegionCanada
LanguageEnglish, French, Latin
HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
Origin16th century
New France, French North America
Members29.9% of Canadians (10,880,360 as of 2021)
Official websitewww.cccb.ca
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