He will be formally installed as the eighth Archbishop of Edmonton on January 23, 2026 at St. Joseph’s Basilica.
Bishop Stephen was ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of Edmonton in 2000 and named Bishop of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in 2021.
Born in Montreal, he moved with his family to Edmonton at the age of ten.
His episcopal motto is Deus Solus (God Alone) from Psalm 86:10 (Vulgate version):
“For you are great and do wondrous things; you are God alone.”
To read more about our incoming archbishop, please click here:
https://caedm.ca/bishop-stephen-hero-named-next-archbishop-of-edmonton/
We invoke God’s blessings on Archbishop-Designate Stephen Hero and welcome him back to Edmonton.