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The Eritrean Catholic Church is a Metropolitan sui iuris Eastern particular Church in full union with the Catholic Church. Established in 2015, its membership includes inhabitants of Eritrea. It is headquartered in Asmara. Its liturgical rite is the Alexandrian Rite.

Like the other Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eritrean Catholic Church is in full communion with the Holy See. It holds the Christological doctrine of the Council of Chalcedon and accepts the universal jurisdiction of the Pope. These points distinguish it from Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Oriental Orthodox church comprising most Christians in the country. Like the Eritrean Orthodox, the Eritrean Catholic Church follows the Ethiopic liturgical rite. Ge'ez, a Semitic language fallen out of daily use several centuries ago, is the liturgical language of the Ethiopic Rite, whose liturgy is based on the Coptic.

From 2010-2015 Rev. Tesfu Kelati served as the Pastor of Eritrean Catholic Parish of the Assumption of the Mother of God located in Edmonton.This parish community worshiped at St. Alphonsus parish from 2010-2015.

The Faith, Fitness and Fun Run/Walk is a fundraising activity organized by the Development Office to raise money for the Archdiocese.

The Family Enrichment Centre was officially opened on September 1, 1987.

In 1973 Father Albert Laisnez raised some concerns at the Senate of Priests about the lack of family life programs in the Archdiocese. After several years of discussions, in 1978, an Ad Hoc Committee was established to address these concerns and present them to the Senate of Priests. However, it wasn't until 1982 that an interim Advisory Committee was formed. Father Seifert was appointed to co-ordinate the preparatory steps for a Family and Life Office and a year later, in 1983, the first Advisory Committee was formed comprised by Father Seifert, Sr. Joan Kirk, Marie MacDonald and Jean Forest. The Advisory Council compiled a report for the Council of Priests (previously known as the Senate of Priests). Also in 1984 Fr. Leo Floyd and Father Michael McCaffery joined the Advisory Council.

The following year, in 1985, Jan Moran was hired as the Co-ordinator of Marriage Preparation through the Catholic Information Centre.

A second proposal was submitted to the Council of Priests in 1986 for the establishment of an Office of Family and Life. This too was rejected due to the high costs of operating an office. The Council of Priests initially thought that the office could be run through the Catholic Social Services and Catholic Information Centre. However in 1987, following the commission style of other Archdiocesan initiatives the Family Enrichment Centre was officially created.

The purposes of the Family Enrichment Centre within the Archdiocese of Edmonton were to strengthen and empower families to achieve their mission of revealing inside and outside the home, human love and the covenant which God the Creator established in Jesus.

In 1987 the immediate tasks of the center were to 1) Develop a theology of family and a philosophy of family life and education; 2) Systematically collect and circulate information on available services and resources in the community; 3) Encourage cooperation among existing groups in the Archdiocese concerned with family life; 4) Collaborate with school systems to develop family life programs and parent education in these areas; 5) Continue to develop and improve the effectiveness of the engaged and newlywed programs; 6) Research family needs and to implement appropriate programs and events as a response to these needs; 7) Train volunteers and leaders; 8) Exercise financial and fiscal control necessary to ensure short and long term support of activities of the Centre; 9) Sponsor workshops or conferences with other Archdiocesan agencies; 10) Evaluate the activities of the Centre to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

Msgr. Walter Fitzgerald was born at Frampton, Quebec, April 10, 1907. He did his theological studies at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Edmonton, from 1938 to 1942. He was ordained March 21, 1942 at St. Joseph’s Cathedral by Archbishop J. H. MacDonald.

From 1943 to 1973, he was a teacher at St. Joseph’s High School, Edmonton. He was also Director of Religious Education for Edmonton Catholic Schools, 1956-1973 and for Edmonton Archdiocese from 1963 to 1978. From 1972 to 1986, he was Director of Communication Centre. He retired in 1985 and received many awards.

In 1956 he completed his M. Ed at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In December 1985, Pope John Paul II made him a Prelate of Honour.

He died on August 23, 1992. Interment took place in the family plot in St. Emerence Cemetery, Riviere Qui Barre.

Msgr. Canice Joseph Foran was born in Ottawa on October 2, 1902. He completed his theological studies St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto between 1924-1927 and in Edmonton at St. Joseph’s Seminary between 1927-1928. He was ordained in Edmonton, on June 24, 1928.

Over his career as a priest he served in many parishes including Sacred Heart Church, Edmonton in 1928; assistant at Sacred Heart Parish in Edmonton between 1934-1940; Assistant at St. Anthony’s, Edmonton between 1940-1943, and as Pastor at St. Anthony’s in Edmonton between 1943-1973.

Msgr. Foran also studied at the Angelicum in Rome between 1928-1930. He was also a Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Church History, Catechetics and Homiletics at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton between 1930-1933. He died on May 15, 1973.