Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland

Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis Terrae Novae
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Newfoundland and Labrador
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland
Metropolitan	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Population - Catholics	111,000 (49.6%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	February 8, 1904
Cathedral	Basilica of St. John the Baptist
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Martin William Currie Archbishop of St. John's
Suffragans	Robert Anthony Daniels Bishop of Grand Falls Peter Joseph Hundt Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador
Website
rcsj.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's (Latin: Archidioecesis Sancti Ioannis Terrae Novae) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the Metropolitan see of the Ecclesiastical Province of St. John's, which also includes the suffragan dioceses of Grand Falls, and Corner Brook and Labrador. Its Archbishop is Martin William Currie.

Overview

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 40 parishes, 39 active diocesan priests, 33 religious priests, and 111,000 Catholics. It also has 220 Women Religious, and 42 Religious Brothers.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of St. John's, Newfoundland, and their terms of service:

• James Louis O'Donel (1796–1806)
• Patrick Lambert (1807–1815)
• Thomas Scallan (1815–1829)
• Michael Anthony Fleming (1829–1850)
• John Thomas Mullock (1850–1869)
• Thomas Joseph Power (1870–1893)
• Michael Francis Howley (1894–1914)
• Edward Patrick Roche (1915–1950)
• Archbishop Patrick Skinner (1951–1979)
• Alphonsus Liguori Penney (1979–1991)
• James Hector MacDonald (1991–2000)
• Brendan Michael O'Brien (2000–2007)
• Martin William Currie (2007–present)

Bibliography

• Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland page at catholichierarchy.org retrieved July 14, 2006
• Newfoundland Biographies - Newfoundland History retrieved November 30, 2007

External links

• Archdiocese of St. John's site
• Basilica Heritage Foundation website