Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick
Diocese of Saint John in New Brunswick Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis Diocèse de Saint-Jean au Nouveau-Brunswick | |
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catholic | |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Ecclesiastical province | Moncton |
Headquarters | Saint John, New Brunswick |
Coordinates | 45°16′48″N 66°03′25″W / 45.28000550°N 66.05683120°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 331,800 132,600 (40.0%) |
Parishes | 58 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | September 30, 1842 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saints | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Saint Patrick |
Secular priests | 60 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Christian Riesbeck |
Bishops emeritus | Robert Harris |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis Canadensis) (erected 30 September 1842, as the Diocese of Saint John in America) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Moncton. It was renamed on 15 November 1924.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- William Dollard (1842–1851)
- Thomas Louis Connolly, O.F.M.Cap. (1852–1859), appointed Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia
- John Sweeny (1859–1901)
- Timothy Casey (1901–1912), appointed Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia
- Edward Alfred Le Blanc (1912–1935)
- Patrick Albert Bray, C.I.M. (1936–1953)
- Alfred Bertram Leverman (1953–1968)
- Joseph Neil MacNeil (1969–1973), appointed Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta
- Arthur Joseph Gilbert (1974–1986)
- Joseph Edward Troy (1986–1997)
- Joseph Faber MacDonald, C.S.C. (1998–2006)
- Martin William Currie (2006–2007)
- Robert Harris (2007–2019)
- Christian Riesbeck, CC (2019-)
Coadjutor bishops
- Timothy Casey (1899–1901)
- Joseph Edward Troy (1984–1986)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- William Mark Duke, appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1928
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
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1860 | Diocese of Chatham | |
1936 | Diocese of Chatham | Archdiocese of Moncton |
References
- ^ "Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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