The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Regina administers parishes under its jurisdiction. The first Catholic missionaries moved into the region in the early nineteenth century, with the first permanent missionary establishment in 1866 by Abbe Ritchot of St. Norbert. In 1910, the Diocese of Regina was create from portions of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface and was promoted to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Regina in 1915. It lost territory to the Diocese of Gravelbourg in 1930, but regained some of it when that diocese was disbanded in 1998.
During the Residential School System, the Archdiocese had several residential schools operating within its boundaries. These schools were run by the Oblates, with the Oblate Sisters and the Sisters of Jesus-Marie acting as teachers. These schools remained under Catholic supervision until 1969, when the Governemnt of Canada assumed control of all residential schools.
During the 1990s, the public became more aware of the impacts of residential schools. This led to an increase in litigation against the Government of Canada, which culminated in the creation of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006. IRSSA outlined the process by which residential school litigation was carried out in addition to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). In IRSSA, the archdiocese is named as the “Archiepiscopal Corporation of Regina.”
1951-1971