The Archdiocese of Ottawa was canonically erected in the Diocese of Bytown name in 1847, and was elevated to an archdiocese in 1886. The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall serves Catholics in the capital of Canada and the surrounding areas in the province of Ontario. Its francophone parishes, English and national serving Catholics from various cultures and ethnic groups. The Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall is Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, SJ