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 | |
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| English: Catholic Church in Canada French: Église catholique au Canada | |
| Type | National polity |
| Classification | Catholic |
| Orientation | Latin |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Catholic theology |
| Governance | CCCB |
| Pope | Francis |
| President | Lionel Gendron |
| Primate | Gérald Lacroix |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Ivan Jurkovič |
| Associations | Canadian Council of Churches |
| Region | Canada |
| Language | English, French, Latin |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Canada |
| Origin | 16th century New France, French North America |
| Members | 29.9% of Canadians (10,880,360 as of 2021) |
| Official website | www |
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