Roman Catholic Diocese of Yarmouth

Diocese of Yarmouth

Location
Territory	Southwestern Nova Scotia
Ecclesiastical province	Nova Scotia
Metropolitan	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Statistics
Area	32,150 km² (12,410 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 143,261 36,000 (25.1%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	July 6, 1953
Cathedral	Saint Ambrose Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Archbishop of Halifax
Website
catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dyarm.html

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yarmouth (Latin: Dioecesis Yarmuthensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese that includes part of the Province of Nova Scotia. It was erected on July 6, 1953. The Diocese of Yarmouth covered 32,150 square kilometers. In December 2011, it was merged with the Archdiocese of Halifax to create the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.^[1]

Diocesan bishops

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The following is a list of the bishops of Yarmouth, and their terms of service:

Albert Leménager (1953-1967)
Austin-Emile Burke (1968-1991)
James Matthew Wingle (1993-2001)

References

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^ "Diocese of Yarmouth joined with Archdiocese of Halifax". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19. Retrieved 2012-08-16.

External links

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Diocese of Yarmouth official site
Diocese of Yarmouth page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 18, 2006

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