Catholic Church in Canada
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 |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Governance | CCCB |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| President | William McGrattan |
| Primate | Gérald Lacroix |
| Apostolic Nuncio | Ivan Jurkovič |
| Associations | Canadian Council of Churches |
| Region | Canada |
| Language | English, French, Latin |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Canada |
| Origin | 11th century, Vinland |
| Members | 29.9% of Canadians (10,880,360 as of 2021) |
| Official website | www |
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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 or religion in Canada, with 29.4% of Canadians (10.8 million) being adherents according to the census in 2021.